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    3. 切支丹

    切支丹

    切キリ支シ丹タン

    Christianity (in feudal Japan)

    KMT9Study L1NounHistoryReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    吉利支丹切死丹鬼理死丹

    キリシタン

    Noun

    1.
    Christianity (in feudal Japan), Christian
    word usually written using kana alonehistorical term

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    江え戸ど時じ代だい、切キリ支シ丹タンは迫はく害がいされた。

    During the Edo period, Christians were persecuted.

    KMT7HistoryReligion & Philosophy
    隠かくれ切キリ支シ丹タンの信しん仰こうは、日に本ほんの歴れき史しにおいて重じゅう要ような意い味みを持もつ。

    The faith of the Hidden Christians holds significant meaning in Japanese history.

    KMT9HistoryReligion & Philosophy
    長なが崎さきには、切キリ支シ丹タンの歴れき史しを伝つたえる博はく物ぶつ館かんがある。

    In Nagasaki, there is a museum that tells the history of Christianity in Japan.

    KMT9HistoryTravel & Transportation
    切キリ支シ丹タンの文ぶん化かは、日に本ほんの芸げい術じゅつや文ぶん学がくにも影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

    Christian culture also influenced Japanese art and literature.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & TraditionsArt & Design
    禁きん教きょう令れい下かでも、多おおくの切キリ支シ丹タンが信しん仰こうを守まもり続つづけたことは驚おどろくべきことだ。

    It is astonishing that many Christians continued to uphold their faith even under the ban on Christianity.

    KMT10HistoryReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    支
    ささ.える・つか.える・か.う…(1)
    branch・support・sustain・branch radical (no. 65)
    丹
    に…(4)
    rust-colored・red・red lead・pills・sincerity
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