Noun

southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south)

Historical termDerogatory

South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods)

Historical term

Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods)

Historical term

Noun, used as a prefix

foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style)

Historical term

Noun

chili pepper

see 唐辛子

nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

Food, cookingAbbreviationsee 南蛮煮

thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.)