Words — 49 found
なんばんじん
南蛮人
1. Western European (esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese); southern barbarianHistorical term, orig. used from the Muromachi to the Edo period
いいせいい
以夷制夷
1. controlling foreigners by foreigners; playing one barbarian state against anotherYojijukugo (four character compound), See also 夷を以て夷を制す
以夷征夷 【いいせいい】
いいこうい
以夷攻夷
1. controlling foreigners by foreigners; playing one barbarian state against anotherSee also 夷を以て夷を制す
いもっいせい
夷を以て夷を制す
1. to control foreigners by foreigners; to play one barbarian state against another
せんけつ
羶血
1. stink of blood or meatRare term
2. meat-eating barbarian; WesternerArchaic, Derogatory
膻血 【せんけつ】
膻血: Irregular kanji usage.
なんばん
南蛮
1. southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south)Historical term, Derogatory
2. South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods)Historical term
3. Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods)Historical term
4. foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style)Historical term
6. nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onionsFood, cooking, Abbreviation, See also 南蛮煮
7. thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.)
あずまえびす
東夷
1. warrior from the eastern parts of JapanDerogatory, Archaic, Kantou dialect
2. eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)Only applies to とうい
東夷 【とうい】
せいじゅう
西戎
1. Xirong; Rong; inhabitants of the extremities of China as early as the Shang dynasty (1765-1122 BCE); barbarians to the westHistorical term
せいいたいしょうぐん
征夷大将軍
1. commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE)Historical term
2. shogun; great, unifying leaderHistorical term
1. land of the barbarians
1. barbarians; aliens
1. slaves of the barbarians
いばんじゅうてき
夷蛮戎狄
1. the barbarians beyond the borders of old ChinaYojijukugo (four character compound)
とういせいじゅう
東夷西戎
1. barbarians to the east and to the west (from the perspective of old China)Yojijukugo (four character compound)
1. Northern Di people (Zhou dynasty term for non-ethnic Chinese to the north); northern barbariansHistorical term