In Japan, the term kirishitan (written in Edo period documents 吉利支丹, 切支丹, and in modern Japanese histories as キリシタン), from Portuguese cristão, referred to Roman Catholics in the 16th and 17th centuries before the religion was banned by the Tokugawa shogunate. Today, Christians are referred to in Standard Japanese as キリスト教徒, Kirisuto-kyōto or the English-derived term クリスチャン kurisuchan. COUNT 4
QSN1 What Japanese term was used in reference to Roman Catholics? ANS1 kirishitan QSN2 When was the term kirishitan used by the Japanese? ANS2 16th and 17th centuries QSN3 Who banned Roman Catholicism in Japan? ANS3 the Tokugawa shogunate QSN4 How are Christians referenced today in Japan? ANS4 Kirisuto-kyōto