Search Terms: *蛮
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na-adjective, noun
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savage, barbarous, barbaric, uncivilized, uncivilised
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.
noun
1.
unconquered savage, uncivilized aboriginal(dated term)
2.
aboriginal Taiwanese tribes outside Qing China's jurisdiction(historical term)
Other readings:
生番【せいばん】
、生蛮【せいばん】
noun
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incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from eastern India)
See also:香道 (こうどう)
noun, na-adjective
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primitive and barbarous, uncivilized and barbaric(yojijukugo)