諸しょ蕃ばん

noun

foreign lands; barbarian countries

Historical term used in pre-modern Japanese contexts to refer to foreign countries, often with a derogatory nuance implying uncivilized or barbarian lands. Not used in modern neutral descriptions.

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくの文ぶん献けんでは、周しゅう辺へん国こくを諸しょ蕃ばんと呼よぶことがあった。

  In ancient Chinese texts, surrounding countries were sometimes called 諸蕃.

noun

clans of foreign descent; families claiming Chinese or Korean lineage

Specifically refers to Japanese clans that, in historical records, were said to be descended from immigrants from China or Korea. This usage is found in ancient genealogical and historical documents.

• 『新しん撰せん姓しょう氏じ録ろく』には、諸しょ蕃ばんに分ぶん類るいされる氏し族ぞくが多た数すう記き録ろくされている。

  In the 'Shinsen Shōjiroku', many clans classified as 諸蕃 are recorded.