切支丹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
キ(リ)
Grade: 2
(ateji)

Grade: 5
(ateji)
タン
Grade: S
(ateji)
kun'yomi on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 切支丹 – see the following entry.
キリシタン
[proper noun] early Japanese Christianity, from the Muromachi period
Alternative spellings
吉利支丹, 切死丹, 鬼理死丹, 鬼利死丹
(This term, 切支丹, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)