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] ナンパ: 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.)