えぞ
蝦夷

noun

  1. Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands).
  2. Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えぞ
蝦夷
蝦夷地 えぞち

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)
ground, earth
チ ジ どま (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
to be (classical)
ヤ なり エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ メ やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ