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Meaning of 南蛮(なんばん) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

南蛮
Kana Reading
なんばん
Romaji
nanban
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    South-East Asia
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies)
  • Parts of speech
    prefix
    Meaning
    exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style)
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    food prepared using chili peppers or Welsh onions

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JLPT 1

barbarian

On: バン

Kun: えびす

12 strokes

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JLPT 5

south

On: ナン, ナ

Kun: みなみ

9 strokes

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