夷
戎
Reading
Kana:
えびす
Romaji:
ebisu
Definitions
1
peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)
Note:
archaism
See also:
蝦夷
2
provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city)
3
brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)
4
foreigner; barbarian
Note:
derogatory