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諸蕃しょばん

しょばん · shoban

Foreign lands

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

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しょばんが
Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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What does 諸蕃 mean?

Foreign lands. It can also mean: clans supposedly descended from foreign lineage (i.e. Chinese or Korean).

How do you pronounce 諸蕃?

しょばん (shoban). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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Foreign lands