クリスチャン

Japanese edit

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  • (dated, generally in reference to the early period of Catholicism in Japan) キリシタン (Kirishitan)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Christian.

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Noun edit

クリスチャン (kurisuchan

  1. Christian

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References edit

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN