Etymology

shakubuku

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Today it means: to proselytize; to convert (someone) to one's religion Full definition →

Japanese 折伏
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from折伏
  2. English todayshakubuku

Borrowed from Japanese 折伏 (shakubuku).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.