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1.
[n]
southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south)
(hist, derog)
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2.
[n]
South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods)
(hist)
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3.
[n]
Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods)
(hist)
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4.
[n-pref]
foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style)
(hist)
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5.
[n]
chili pepper
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6.
[n]
{food}
nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
(abbr)
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7.
[n]
thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.)
Kanji in this word
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南
south
On: ナン (nan)、 ナ (na)
Kun: みなみ (minami)
9 strokes · Grade 2 · JLPT N4
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蛮
barbarian
On: バン (ban)
Kun: えびす (ebisu)
12 strokes · Grade 8 · JLPT N1