How to Say ‘To be saved’ in Japanese
救われる
sukuwa reru
[skoo-wah reh-roo]
💬 Usage Tip: [救われる] is the passive form of [救う]. It means “to be saved.” Passive forms are very common in Japanese.
🇯🇵 In Japan: In Christian Japanese, this is one of the central verbs. You may hear it in testimonies like [救われました] “I was saved.”
Phrase Breakdown
救わ
sukuwa
[skoo-wah]
be saved
Passive or potential-looking stem from 救う; in context means be saved.
しんじるひとは救われる。
A person who believes will be saved.
れる
reru
[reh-roo]
is; can be
Ending that completes the passive or potential-style form.
めぐみによってたすけられる。
One is helped by grace.
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