キリシタン
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Japanese[edit]
Alternative spellings |
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切支丹 吉利支丹 切死丹 (pejorative) 鬼理死丹 (pejorative) 鬼利死丹 (pejorative) |
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese cristão. Cognate with Malay Kristang (“creole people in Malacca”). The kanji spellings are ateji.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
キリシタン • (Kirishitan)
- early Japanese Christianity, from the Muromachi period