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キリシタン
Meanings
Noun
Historical
Usually written in kana
1. early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
Alt. forms
キリシタン
59%
切キリ支シ丹タン
39%
吉キ利リ支シ丹タン
1%
切キリ死シ丹タン
鬼キ理リ死シ丹タン
鬼キ利リ死シ丹タン
Pitch accent
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キ
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Used in: 66
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
former Christian (forced to apostatize during the Edo period); fallen Christian
former Christian (forced to apostatize during the Edo period); fallen Christian
former Christian (forced to apostatize during the Edo period); fallen Christian