6 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

barbarian, savage, Ainu

Kun'yomi
  • peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu) ②provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city) ③brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan) ④foreigner
  • えみし
  • ころ
  • たいらげる
On'yomi
  • barbarian
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

90.6%
えびす 9.4%

Character Breakdown

barbarian, savage, Ainu
イ えびす えみし (Kentei Pre-1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)

Contained In

Common Words

expulsion of foreigners
peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu) ②provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city) ③brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan) ④foreigner
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE) ②shogun
burning (something) away
defeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi)
Four Barbarians
land of the barbarians
barbarian ②foreigner
barbaric custom
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References

Unicode hex code 5937
JIS X 0208 1-16-48
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 182
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1143
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4349
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2962
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2881
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2893
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 535
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5852
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a6.24
Four corner code 5003.2