Yaban

野蛮 (Yaban) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “savage, barbarous, barbaric, uncivilized”.

Meanings

  1. na-adjective, nounsavage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised

Examples

  • There are still barbarous nations.

  • Is using fingers uncivilized?

  • The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 野蛮

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