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南なん蛮ばん
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
Alt. forms
南なん蛮ばん
89%
なんばん
10%
Kanji used
南
south
蛮
savage
Pitch accent
な
んばん
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Used in: 166
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
roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
Nanban trade; Japanese trade with Spain and Portugal (1543-1641)
noodles with duck meat and Welsh onions
chicken nanban
sauteed vegetables with fish or poultry made into a stew; poultry or fish stew with chili peppers and Welsh onions mixed in
chicken nanban
chicken nanban
corn; maize
berry catchfly (Silene baccifera); Cucubalus baccifer (former name)
Western European (esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese); (lit.) southern barbarian
Christianity