Word details

南蛮

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 南蛮.

Dictionary

Entry

南蛮んばんFreq #36140
1

Historical term; Derogatory; Common noun

southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south)

2

Historical term; Common noun

South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods)

3

Historical term; Common noun

Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods)

4

Historical term; Noun, used as a prefix

foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style)

5

Common noun

chili pepper

6

Abbreviation; Common noun; Food, cooking

nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

7

Common noun

thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

south

9 strokesFrequency 341JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ナン

Kun

みなみ

Nanori

なみみなみまみ

barbarian

12 strokesFrequency 2,339JLPT N1Grade 8

On

バン

Kun

えびす

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