ばん
蕃
しょ
書

noun

Archaism.
  1. Western books (esp. Dutch; in the Edo period).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ばん
蕃
しょ
書
 蕃書 ばんしょ
ばん
蛮
しょ
書
 蛮書 ばんしょ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grow luxuriously
バン　しげ　しげる (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
turn, number in a series
バン　つが.い　は (2nd, N3)
separate, divide, topped rice radical (no. 165)
ハン　ベン　サイ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
write
か.く　ショ　-がき (2nd, N5)
brush, finally, self
イチ　イツ　ふで (Kentei 1)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)