Word Meaning 南蛮宗

Listen to 南都六宗

南都六宗

なんとろくしゅう

six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)

Listen to 南蛮

南蛮

なんばん

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

Listen to 南蛮渡来

南蛮渡来

なんばんとらい

imported to Japan by early European traders

Listen to 南蛮人

南蛮人

なんばんじん

Western European (esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese)

Listen to 南蛮貿易

南蛮貿易

なんばんぼうえき

Nanban trade

Listen to 南蛮辛子

南蛮辛子

なんばんがらし

chili pepper (chile, chilli)

Listen to 南蛮菓子

南蛮菓子

なんばんがし

confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized

Listen to 南蛮船

南蛮船

なんばんせん

foreign ship (esp. from Spain and Portugal from the late Muromachi period to the early Edo period)

Listen to 南蛮寺

南蛮寺

なんばんじ

Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century

Listen to 南蛮漬

南蛮漬

なんばんづけ

roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce

Listen to 南蛮煮

南蛮煮

なんばんに

poultry or fish stew with chili peppers and Welsh onions mixed in

Listen to 南蛮屏風

南蛮屏風

なんばんびょうぶ

painted folding screen with scenes of early European visitors to Japan