転び伴天連

ころびバテレン

Also written 転びバテレン

Meanings

1. Noun former Christian missionary who apostatized and converted to Buddhism (during the Edo period) See also: バテレン.

Kanji

• 転 turn. Read as ころぶ.
• 伴 go with
• 天 heaven
• 連 link. Read as レン.

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