夷

えびす

• Noun

  common noun
  1. peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu).

     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.

     derogatory