Word Meaning キリシタン奉行

きりしたんぶぎょう kirishitambugyou

キリシタン奉行 is read as きりしたんぶぎょう (kirishitambugyou) and means magistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period).

Meaning

English

magistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period)

Reading

Kana

きりしたんぶぎょう

Romaji

kirishitambugyou

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 109356 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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magistrate

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magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)

五奉行

ごぶぎょう

the five commissioners

勘定奉行

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chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)

寺社奉行

じしゃぶぎょう

governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines

鍋奉行

なべぶぎょう

person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table

奉行所

ぶぎょうしょ

magistrate's office

執行

しぎょう

execution

施行

しこう

carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.)

蛇行

だこう

meandering

修行

すぎょう

ascetic practices