Definition of 切支丹 (キリシタン)

キリタン

切支丹

キリシタン

kirishitan

noun
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period), early Japanese Christian(usually kana)
Other readings:
キリシタン《吉利支丹》[1]
キリシタン《切死丹》[1]
キリシタン《鬼理死丹》[1]
キリシタン《鬼利死丹》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
Related Kanji
cut, cutoff, be sharp
branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
rust-colored, red, red lead, pills, sincerity
good luck, joy, congratulations
profit, advantage, benefit
death, die
ghost, devil
logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth