キリシタン

Japanese

Alternative spellings
切支丹
吉利支丹
切死丹 (pejorative)
鬼理死丹 (pejorative)
鬼利死丹 (pejorative)

Etymology

From Portuguese cristão. Cognate with Malay Kristang (“creole people in Malacca”). The kanji spellings are ateji.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲiɾʲiɕitã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

キリシタン • (Kirishitan) 

  1. early Japanese Christianity, from the Muromachi period

Derived terms

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