夷 - Japanese Vocabulary meaning of 夷 - peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture

夷

えびす

peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture

えびす

noun

1. Peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu) archaism. See also 蝦夷.

2. Provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city)

3. Brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)

4. Foreigner; Barbarian derogatory.

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