Meanings
Readings
Common Words
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
Tōka Ebisu; festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce
Historical term
Quanrong (ethnic group from northwest of China during the Zhou dynasty)
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
Historical term
Xirong; Rong; inhabitants of the extremities of China as early as the Shang dynasty (1765-1122 BCE); barbarians to the west
barbarians to the east and to the west (from the perspective of old China)
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