南蛮

なんばん

Meanings

1. Noun southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south)
2. South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods)
3. Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods)
4. Noun prefix foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style)
5. Noun chili pepper See also: 唐辛子 (とうがらし).
6. nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions See also: 南蛮煮 (なんばんに).
7. thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.)

Kanji

• 南 south. Read as ナン.
• 蛮 barbarian. Read as バン.

Words containing 南蛮

• チキン南蛮 (チキンなんばん) fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
• 南蛮貿易 (なんばんぼうえき) Nanban trade
• 南蛮人 (なんばんじん) Western European (esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese)

And 13 more.

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