ふみゑ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ふみゑ – see the following entry.
【ふみえ】
[noun] (historical) "stepping drawing:" a board depicting Christ or Mary, used by officials to persecute hidden Christians by demanding suspected Christians to step on it
Alternative spellings
踏み絵, 踏絵
(This term, ふみゑ (fumiwe), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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