クリスチャン

Japanese

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Borrowed from English Christian.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) クリスチャン [kùríꜜsùchàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɾʲisɨᵝt͡ɕã̠ɴ]

Noun

クリスチャン • (kurisuchan)

Christian

Synonyms

キリスト教(きょう)徒(と) (kirisuto kyōto)

Related terms

クリスティアン (Kurisutian)

References

2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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