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蝦夷

Readings

Kana: えぞ、えみし
Romaji: ezo, emishi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan

2

Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

See also: 蝦夷地

Kanji

蝦
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 えび
Meanings: shrimp, prawn, lobster
夷
Readings: イ、 えびす、 えみし、 ころ.す、 たい.らげる
Meanings: barbarian, savage, Ainu