Kanji

蛮

barbarian

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

虫部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

バン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

えびす

Common Readings

バン

Example sentences

野蛮 やばん
そんな野蛮な行為は許されるべきではない。

Such barbaric behavior should not be allowed.

蛮族 ばんぞく
敵を蛮族と呼ぶ表現は、今では差別的に聞こえる。

Calling an enemy barbarians sounds discriminatory today.

蛮行 ばんこう
その独裁者の蛮行は歴史に深く刻まれている。

The dictator's barbaric acts are deeply carved into history.

南蛮 なんばん
昼食に鴨南蛮そばを食べた。

I ate duck nanban soba for lunch.

七縦七擒 しちしょうしちきん
諸葛亮は南蛮王孟獲に対し、七縦七擒の計を用いて心服させた。

Zhuge Liang used the strategy of 'shichisho shichikin' against the Southern Barbarian King Meng Huo to make him surrender from his heart.

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