Word Meaning 蛮族

ばんぞく banzoku

蛮族 is read as ばんぞく (banzoku) and means barbarian tribe.

Meaning

English

barbarian tribe
savage tribe

Reading

Kana

ばんぞく

Romaji

banzoku

Writing Variants

蕃族ばんぞく banzoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 138654 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

蛮行

ばんこう

act of barbarity

蛮勇

ばんゆう

foolhardiness

貴族

きぞく

noble

豪族

ごうぞく

powerful family

遺族

いぞく

bereaved family

氏族

しぞく

clan

核家族

かくかぞく

nuclear family

皇族

こうぞく

imperial family

華族

かぞく

peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947)

不平士族

ふへいしぞく

discontented former samurai (early Meiji period)

拡大家族

かくだいかぞく

extended family

自死遺族

じしいぞく

suicide survivor (i.e. family member of someone who has committed suicide)

Example Sentences

蛮族が村を襲ったという伝説がある。

ばんぞくがむらをおそったというでんせつがある。

there is a legend that barbarians attacked the village.