キリシタン
- early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christianword usually written using kana alonehistorical termfrom Portuguese "cristão"
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Generated: This refers to the period when Christianity began to spread in Japan, particularly during the late Muromachi period, influenced by missionaries such as the Jesuits.
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