Words — 472 found
1. rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo periodHistorical term
1. black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853Historical term
2. foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
1. distinguished Western philosopher; great Western thinker
1. Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods)Historical term
せいりょう
西遼
1. Western Liao (Central Asian Khitan empire; 1132-1211)Usually written using kana alone, Historical term
わようしつ
和洋室
1. hotel room with both Western and Japanese elements (usu. with Western-style beds and a separate tatami-floored living area)
1. Western Xia (1038-1227); Western Hsia; Tangut Empire; Mi-nyakHistorical term
にしまる
西の丸
1. western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)See also 江戸城
2. Nishinomaru
さんいんちほう
山陰地方
1. San'in region; region of western Honshu incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures
マングローブオオトカゲ
1. mangrove monitor (Varanus indicus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard from the Western Pacific); mangrove goanna; Western Pacific monitor lizard
マングローブモニター、マングローブ・モニター