蝦夷

えぞ / えみしok

Meanings

  • 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 .

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