なんばん
南蛮
N5Common wordNoun
Noun
southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south)
Noun
South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods)
Noun
Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods)
Noun (prefix)
foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe)•exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style)
Noun
chili pepper
Noun
nanban•dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
Noun
thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.)
Example Sentences
南蛮人が日本に来た。
The Nanban (Europeans) came to Japan.
鶏の南蛮漬けを作りました。
I made nanban-zuke (marinated fried chicken).
このカレー南蛮、すごく美味しいね。
This curry nanban (curry noodles with leek) is really delicious, isn't it.
長崎には南蛮渡来の珍しい品物が集まった。
Rare goods brought by the Nanban traders gathered in Nagasaki.
戦国時代、南蛮貿易で鉄砲が日本に伝わった。
During the Sengoku period, firearms were introduced to Japan through trade with the Nanban (Portuguese and Spanish).