ナンパ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Nampa, from Shoshone nampai (“foot”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ナンパ [náꜜǹpà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [nã̠mpa̠]

Proper noun

ナンパ • (Nanpa) 

  1. Nampa (the largest city in Canyon County, Idaho, United States)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ナンパ – see the following entry.
【軟派なんぱ】
[noun] a person lacking firm convictions; one who is willing to compromise; the moderates, the dovish faction
[noun] (journalism) journalist who writes articles on culture, entertainment, and social relations
[noun] (sometimes derogatory) attitude of enjoying or individual that enjoys dating women or paying attention to fashion
[noun] street flirting of women by men for romantic or sexual purposes; pickup
[verb] to pick up, hit on, flirt
(This term, ナンパ (nanpa), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)
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