踏み絵

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 2
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
踏み繪 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 踏み絵 – see the following entry.
ふみえ
(historical) "stepping drawing:" a board depicting Christ or Mary, which officials used to discover Christians, who would refuse to step on it
Alternative spelling
踏絵
(This term, 踏み絵, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)