キリシタン

Japanese

Alternative spellings
切支丹 吉利支丹 切死丹 (pejorative) 鬼理死丹 (pejorative) 鬼利死丹 (pejorative)

Etymology

From Portuguese cristão. Cognate with Malay Kristang (“creole people in Malacca”). The kanji spellings are ateji.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲiɾʲiɕitã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

キリシタン • (Kirishitan) 

1. early Japanese Christianity, from the Muromachi period

Derived terms

• 隠れキリシタン
• キリシタン版