Definition of 切支丹 (キリシタン)
キリシタン
切支丹
キリシタン
kirishitan
Common word
noun
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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:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Related Kanji
| 切 | cut, cutoff, be sharp |
| 支 | branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65) |
| 丹 | rust-colored, red, red lead, pills, sincerity |
| 吉 | good luck, joy, congratulations |
| 利 | profit, advantage, benefit |
| 死 | death, die |
| 鬼 | ghost, devil |
| 理 | logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth |