南なん蛮ばん人じん

noun

southern barbarian; Western European (historical)

Historical term used from the Muromachi to Edo period, originally referring to Spanish and Portuguese traders and missionaries. The literal meaning is 'southern barbarian', reflecting a Sinocentric worldview.

• 南なん蛮ばん人じんが鉄てっ砲ぽうを日本にほんに伝つたえた。

  The southern barbarians introduced firearms to Japan.