Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 切支丹(きりしたん) in Japanese

切支丹, 吉利支丹, 切死丹, 鬼理死丹, 鬼利死丹
Kana Reading
きりしたん, キリシタン
Romaji
kirishitan, kirishitan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

10 strokes

ghost, devil

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: おに, おに-

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JLPT 1

4 strokes

rust-colored, red, red lead, pills

On'Yomi: タン

Kun'Yomi: に

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JLPT 1

6 strokes

good luck, joy, congratulations

On'Yomi: キチ, キツ

Kun'Yomi: よし

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

cut, cutoff, be sharp

On'Yomi: セツ, サイ

Kun'Yomi: き.る, -き.る, き.り, -き.り, -ぎ.り, き.れる, -き.れる, き.れ, -き.れ, -ぎ.れ

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

death, die

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: し.ぬ, し.に-

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JLPT 3

7 strokes

profit, advantage, benefit

On'Yomi: リ

Kun'Yomi: き.く

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JLPT 3

4 strokes

branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: ささ.える, つか.える, か.う

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JLPT 4

11 strokes

logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

On'Yomi: リ

Kun'Yomi: ことわり

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