なんばん繁縷はこべ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. berry catchfly (Silene baccifera); Cucubalus baccifer (former name)
Kanji used
south
savage
grow thickly
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Pitch accent
んばんは
こべ
Composed of
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
chickweed (Stellaria sp.); stitchwort