蕃ばん別べつ

noun

clans of foreign descent

Historical term referring to clans believed to be descended from Chinese or Korean lineage, often contrasted with native Japanese clans. Rare in modern usage; appears mainly in historical or genealogical contexts. Related to the term 諸蕃.

See also: 諸蕃

• 古こ代だいの記き録ろくには、蕃ばん別べつとして扱あつかわれた氏し族ぞくの名なが残のこっている。

  In ancient records, the names of clans treated as 蕃別 (of foreign descent) remain.