きえ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of きえ – see the following entry.
帰依
[noun] conversion; devotion
[noun] (Buddhism) refuge; believing in the teachings of the gods and Buddhas and high priests
[verb] (Buddhism) to become a (devout) believer in Buddhism
[verb] (Christianity, formal) to embrace Christianity
[verb] (Buddhism) to take refuge in the Three Jewels
(This term, きえ (kie), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)