クリスチャン
Appearance
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]- キリスト教徒 (kirisuto kyōto)
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, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN