南蛮

Reading

Kana: なんばん

Romaji: nanban

Definitions

noun

1

southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south)

Note: archaism; derogatory

2

South-East Asia

Note: archaism

3

Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies)

Note: archaism

See also: 紅毛

pref

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)

Note: usu.ナンバ

6

food prepared using chili peppers or Welsh onions

Note: abbreviation

See also: 南蛮煮 (reading なんばんに, entry #2)

Kanji

南

Readings: ナン、 ナ、 みなみ

Meaning: south

蛮

Readings: バン、 えびす

Meaning: barbarian