キリシタン版
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
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| 版 |
| はん > ばん Grade: 5 |
| kan'on |
Etymology
キリシタン (“Christian”) + 版 (“imprint”)
Pronunciation
Noun
キリシタン版 • (kirishitan-ban)
- (history, Christianity, literature, grammar, lexicography) prose, grammar and vocabulary literature written and printed by Portuguese Jesuits in Japan during the late 16th and early 17th century