noun

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  1. Emishi, Ezo, non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan.
  2. Yezo, Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
蝦夷 えみし
蝦夷
蝦夷 えぞ
 
 
 
エミシ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shrimp, prawn, lobster
えび カ ゲ (Kentei Pre-1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
false
カ ケ か.りる
terraced hill
ko
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
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)