宗門改役

しゅうもんあらためやく

Meanings

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

Kanji

• 宗 sect. Read as シュウ.
• 門 gate. Read as モン.
• 改 reform. Read as あらためる.
• 役 role. Read as ヤク.

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