Definition of 転びキリシタン (ころびキリシタン)

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転びキリシタン

ころびキリシタン

korobikirishitan

noun
former Christian (forced to apostatize during the Edo period), fallen Christian
Other readings:
転び切支丹【ころびキリシタン】
Related Kanji
revolve, turn around, change
cut, cutoff, be sharp
branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
rust-colored, red, red lead, pills, sincerity