Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Historical term
Emishi allied with the central government (ritsuryō period)
Historical term
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan
えぞ only; Historical term
Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
Archaic
peoples 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)
Derogatory
foreigner; barbarian
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
Historical term
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE)
Historical term
shogun; great, unifying leader
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
Historical term; Bakumatsu-period slogan
revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians
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