| な | ん |
|---|---|
| 南 |
| ば | ん |
|---|---|
| 蛮 |
noun
Messages.hist.- southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south). Derogatory.
- South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods).
- Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods).
noun used as a prefix
Messages.hist.- foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe), exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style).
noun
- chili pepper.
- Food term.nanban, dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions. Abbreviation.
- thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.).
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
南蛮 | なんばん | ✔ |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
south
ナン みなみ ナ (2nd, N5)
barbarian
バン えびす (8th, N1)
also, again
また エキ ヤク (Kentei Pre-1, N1)