JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 蛮: "barbarian"
The kanji 蛮 means "barbarian". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read バン in on'yomi and えびす in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
バン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
えびす
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | barbarian |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2339 of 2,501 |
Common words with 蛮
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 野蛮savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized
- 蛮族barbarian tribe; savage tribe
- 野蛮人barbarian; savage
- 蛮行act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
- 蛮勇foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor
- 南蛮southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south) · South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods)
- 蛮人savage; barbarian; aboriginal
- チキン南蛮fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
- 蛮声rough voice
- 蛮刀barbarian's sword
- 南蛮渡来imported to Japan by early European traders
- 南蛮漬けroasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
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