Definition of 南蛮 (なんばん)
なんばん
南蛮
なんばん
nanban
Common word
noun
1.
southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south)(archaism, derogatory)
2.
South-East Asia(archaism)
3.
Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies)(archaism)
See also:紅毛
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.
Related Kanji
| 南 | south |
| 蛮 | barbarian |