蝦夷

えぞ / えみしok

• Noun

  common noun
  1. peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu).
  2. Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands) (only えぞ).

     See also 蝦夷地 .