Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
キリ
Grade: 2

Grade: 5
タン
Grade: S
irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 切支丹 – see the following entry.
キリシタン
[proper noun] early Japanese Christianity, from the Muromachi period
(This term, 切支丹, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes edit

The kanji spelling is ateji (当て字).