難波(なんば)

なんば
noun (proper)
Namba (Osaka district)
proper-nounplace-namegeography
1. Namba, district in southern Osaka
The main district of southern Osaka, known as ミナミ: a hub of railway stations, shopping, comedy theaters, and street food. It adjoins 道頓堀(どうとんぼり) and 心斎橋(しんさいばし).
難波(なんば)で降(お)りる。
I'll get off at Namba.
難波(なんば)でたこ焼(や)きを食(た)べた。
I ate takoyaki in Namba.
難波(なんば)には吉本(よしもと)の劇場(げきじょう)があって、週末(しゅうまつ)はお笑(わら)いを見(み)に来(く)る人(ひと)でにぎわう。
Namba has Yoshimoto's comedy theater, and on weekends it bustles with people coming to see comedy.

Writing

Stations and signs often write the name in hiragana: なんば駅(えき), なんばパークス. The same kanji read なにわ is an old name for the Osaka area, usually written 浪速(なにわ) or 浪花(なにわ).

Common expressions

  • ミナミ: the southern downtown of Osaka, centered on Namba
  • なんばグランド花月(かげつ): Yoshimoto's flagship comedy theater

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Compare: 梅田(うめだ) (Osaka's northern hub (Kita))
Compare: とうもろこし (corn, maize)
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