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Dictionary: “南蛮”

南蛮

なんばん

southern barbarians (name used in ancient china for non-chinese ethnic groups to the south)

Kanji details

Kun/On information

南
On
なん;な
Kun
みなみ
Stroke count
9

・south

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
蛮
On
ばん
Kun
えびす
Stroke count
12

・barbarian

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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22 related words

南蛮

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South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods)

南蛮

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Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods)

南蛮

なんばん

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foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe);exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style)

南蛮

なんばん

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chili pepper

南蛮

なんばん

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nanban;dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

南蛮

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thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.)

南蛮人

なんばんじん

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Western European (esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese)

南蛮宗

なんばんしゅう

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Christianity

南蛮寺

なんばんじ

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Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century

南蛮屏風

なんばんびょうぶ

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painted folding screen with scenes of early European visitors to Japan

南蛮渡来

なんばんとらい

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imported to Japan by early European traders

南蛮漬け

なんばんづけ

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roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce

南蛮煮

なんばんに

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sauteed vegetables with fish or poultry made into a stew

南蛮繁縷

なんばんはこべ

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berry catchfly (Silene baccifera);Cucubalus baccifer (former name)

南蛮船

なんばんせん

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foreign ship (esp. from Spain and Portugal from the late Muromachi period to the early Edo period);Nanban trade ship

南蛮菓子

なんばんがし

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confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized

南蛮貿易

なんばんぼうえき

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Nanban trade

南蛮辛子

なんばんがらし

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chili pepper

南蛮黍

なんばんきび

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corn;maize

南蛮煮

なんばんに

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poultry or fish stew with chili peppers and Welsh onions mixed in

南蛮漬

なんばんづけ

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roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce

南蛮黍

なんばきび

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corn;maize