南なん蛮ばん寺じ

noun

Nanban temple; Christian church built in Japan in the late 16th century

Historical term referring to Christian churches built by European missionaries, especially Jesuits, during the Nanban trade period (c. 1550–1614).

See also: 南蛮

• 京きょう都とに建たてられた南なん蛮ばん寺じは、当とう時じの人ひと々びとにとって異い文ぶん化かの象しょう徴ちょうだった。

  The Nanban temple built in Kyoto was a symbol of foreign culture for the people of that time.