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    3. 宣教師

    宣教師

    宣せん教きょう師し

    missionary

    KMT8News #24+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab30 strokes

    せんきょうし

    Noun

    1.
    missionary

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    彼かれは宣せん教きょう師しとして海かい外がいで働 いた。

    He worked overseas as a missionary.

    KMT7Religion & Philosophy
    その宣せん教きょう師しは現げん地ちの人ひと々びとにキリスト教きょうを広ひろめた。

    That missionary spread Christianity among the local people.

    KMT8Religion & Philosophy
    宣せん教きょう師したちは、聖せい書しょを翻ほん訳やくし、布ふ教きょう活かつ動どうを行おこなった。

    The missionaries translated the Bible and engaged in evangelistic activities.

    KMT8Religion & Philosophy
    16世せい紀き、多おおくの宣せん教きょう師しが日に本ほんに渡と来らいし、キリスト教きょうを伝つたえた。

    In the 16th century, many missionaries came to Japan and spread Christianity.

    KMT9HistoryReligion & Philosophy
    鎖さ国こく時じ代だい、宣せん教きょう師しの活かつ動どうは厳きびしく制せい限げんされた。

    During the period of national isolation, the activities of missionaries were severely restricted.

    KMT9HistoryReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    宣
    のたま.う…(7)
    proclaim・say・announce
    教
    おし.える・おそ.わる…(3)
    teach・faith・doctrine
    師
    いくさ…(8)
    expert・teacher・master・model・exemplar…(2)
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