Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 南蛮菓子(なんばんがし) in Japanese

南蛮菓子
Kana Reading
なんばんがし
Romaji
nanbangashi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

12 strokes

barbarian

On'Yomi: バン

Kun'Yomi: えびす

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JLPT 2

11 strokes

candy, cakes, fruit

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 5

9 strokes

south

On'Yomi: ナン, ナ

Kun'Yomi: みなみ

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね

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