Noun
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan
Historical term
Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
Historical termsee 蝦夷地
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恵比寿えびす
CommonNounEbisu; god of fishing and commerce
夷えびす
Nounpeoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu) · provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city) · brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)
夷い
Nounbarbarian
蛮夷ばんい
Nounsavages; barbarians
攘夷じょうい
Nounexpulsion of foreigners
荒夷あらえびす
Nouncrude warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; wild man
東夷あずまえびす
Nounwarrior from the eastern parts of Japan · eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)
辛夷コブシ
Nounkobus magnolia (Magnolia kobus)
征夷せいい
Noundefeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi); conquering barbarians
四夷しい
NounFour Barbarians (non-Chinese peoples bordering ancient China)
噛柴たむしば
Nounwillow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia); anise magnolia
華夷かい
NounChina and foreign countries (from the perspective of China); civilized land and uncivilized land
焼夷しょうい
Nounburning (something) away; burning (something) down
優婆夷うばい
Nounupasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism)
波羅夷はらい
Nounparajika (rules entailing expulsion from the sangha for life)
勤王攘夷きんのうじょうい
Nounloyalty to the emperor and expulsion of the foreigners
尊皇攘夷そんのうじょうい
Nounrevere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians
四手辛夷シデコブシ
Nounstar magnolia (Magnolia stellata)
以夷制夷いいせいい
Nouncontrolling foreigners by foreigners; playing one barbarian state against another
以夷攻夷いいこうい
Nouncontrolling foreigners by foreigners; playing one barbarian state against another
地火明夷ちかめいい
Nounming yi (hexagram 36 of the I Ching: darkening of the light)