Moto 南蛮 (なんばん)southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); South-East Asia; Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies)
- southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- South-East Asianoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style)prefix
- (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onionsnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 南蛮
Words that share its kanji
- 南みなみsouth
- 南北なんぼくnorth and south; north to south
- 東南とうなんsouth-east
- 南部なんぶsouthern part; the south (of a region)
- 南アフリカみなみアフリカSouth Africa
- 南西なんせいsouthwest
- 中南米ちゅうなんべいCentral and South America
- 南米なんべいSouth America
- 蛮勇ばんゆうfoolhardiness; recklessness
- 蛮行ばんこうact of barbarity; barbarism
- 野蛮やばんsavage; barbarous
- とり南蛮とりなんばんchicken nanban
- チキン南蛮チキンなんばんfried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
- 南蛮人なんばんじんWestern European (esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese); southern barbarian
- 南蛮宗なんばんしゅうChristianity
- 南蛮寺なんばんじChristian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century
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