異端（いたん）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: heresy / unorthodox
Example sentences
- 当時、その考えは異端とされた。 — At the time, that idea was regarded as heretical.
- 異端の説が後に認められた。 — The heretical theory was later accepted.
Idioms & proverbs containing “異端”
- 異端邪説 (いたんじゃせつ) — heretical doctrine (thought, faith)
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