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chanbara

chanbara noun: a Japanese genre of period action film about samurai.

Noun

chanbara (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese genre of period action film about samurai.

Forms of chanbara

alternative formchambara

Origin of chanbara

Borrowed from Japanese ちゃんばら (“swordplay”).

Questions about chanbara

What does chanbara mean?
Chanbara means a Japanese genre of period action film about samurai.
What part of speech is chanbara?
Chanbara is a noun.

Words near chanbara in the dictionary

  1. chanas
  2. chanate
  3. chanates
  4. Chanbalig
  5. Chanbalik
  6. chanbara
  7. chanca piedra
  8. chance
  9. chance acquaintance
  10. chance acquaintances
  11. chance card

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