ジャ
　
ガ
　
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noun

  1. letters from exiled Europeans in Jakarta to their Japanese wives and half-Japanese children (during the Edo period).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
　
ジャ
　
ガ
　
タ
　
ラ
ぶみ
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 ジャガタラ文 ジャガタラぶみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sentence, literature, style
ブン　モン　も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)