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伴天連バテレン
Meanings
Noun
Christianity
1. padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century)
orig. from Portuguese "padre"
2. Christianity; Christian
Alt. forms
伴天連バテレン
57%
バテレン
42%
破バ天テ連レン
Kanji used
伴
accompany
天
heaven
連
take along
Pitch accent
バ
テレン
Used in: 30
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
former Christian missionary who apostatized and converted to Buddhism (during the Edo period)
Christianity