Definition of 踏み絵 (ふみえ)

踏み絵

ふみえ

fumie

noun
1.
fumi-e, fumie, tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample
2.
allegiance test, loyalty test(idiom )
Other readings:
踏絵【ふみえ】
Related Kanji
step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment
picture, drawing, painting, sketch