蕃

Meaning

蕃 centers on abundant, thriving growth, especially of vegetation. The idea is lush, luxurious proliferation.

• 蕃神ばんしん

  foreign god

• 刺蕃茘枝とげばんれいし

  soursop (Annona muricata)

• 吐蕃とばん

  Tibetan Empire (618-842 CE)

• 玄蕃寮げんばりょう

  The Agency for Buddhists and Foreigners (ritsuryō system)

• 生蕃せいばん

  unconquered savage; uncivilized aboriginal

• 蕃別ばんべつ

  clans supposedly descended from foreign lineage (i.e. Chinese or Korean)

• 蕃境ばんきょう

  land of the barbarians

• 蕃書ばんしょ

  Western books (esp. Dutch; in the Edo period)

• 蕃書調所ばんしょしらべしょ

  Institute for the Study of Western Books (Edo period); Institute for the Investigation of Foreign Books

• 蕃椒ばんしょう

  capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper; cayenne; red pepper

• 蕃社ばんしゃ

  aborigines village

• 蕃茄ばんか

  tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

• 蕃茘枝ばんれいし

  sweetsop (Annona squamosa)

• 蕃薯ばんしょ

  sweet potato

• 諸蕃しょばん

  foreign lands

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