なんばん
Meanings
Archaic
Noun
Derogatory
1. southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south)
2. South-East Asia
3. Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies)
Prefix
4. exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style)
Noun
5. (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm)
usu.ナンバ
6. nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
Kanji used
south
savage
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders