クリスチャン
Japanese edit
Alternative forms edit
- (dated, generally in reference to the early period of Catholicism in Japan) キリシタン (Kirishitan)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Christian.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
クリスチャン • (kurisuchan)
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
- クリスティアン (Kurisutian)
References edit
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN