Word details

転びキリシタン

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 転びキリシタン.

Dictionary

Entry

転びキリシタン転び切支丹ころびキリシタンNounFreq #244318
1

former Christian (forced to apostatize during the Edo period); fallen Christian

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

revolve, turn around, change

11 strokesFrequency 327JLPT N3Grade 3

On

テン

Kun

ころ.がるころ.げるころ.がすころ.ぶまろ.ぶうたたうつ.るくる.めく

cut, cutoff, be sharp

4 strokesFrequency 324JLPT N3Grade 2

On

セツサイ

Kun

き.る-き.るき.り-き.り-ぎ.りき.れる-き.れるき.れ-き.れ-ぎ.れ

Nanori

きつきりぎり

branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)

4 strokesFrequency 159JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

ささ.えるつか.えるか.う

rust-colored, red, red lead, pills, sincerity

4 strokesFrequency 1,402JLPT N1Grade 8

On

タン

Kun

Nanori

たみまこと

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