Japanese edit

Alternative spellings
伴天連
破天連

Etymology edit

From Portuguese padre.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ばてれん or バテレン (bateren

  1. (historical) Jesuit missionary
    ()()(れん)(つい)(ほう)(れい)
    Bateren Tsuihō-rei
    Order to Drive Out the Missionaries

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN