キリシタン版

Japanese

Kanji in this term
版
はん > ばん Grade: 5
kan’on

Etymology

キリシタン (“Christian”) +‎ 版 (“imprint”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) キリシタンばん [kìríshítáńbáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲiɾʲiɕi̥tã̠mbã̠ɴ]

Noun

キリシタン版(ばん) • (kirishitan-ban) 

1. (history, Christianity, literature, grammar, lexicography) prose, grammar and vocabulary literature written and printed by Portuguese Jesuits in Japan during the late 16th and early 17th century