夷
えびす
Also written 戎
Meanings
- Noun peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu) See also: 蝦夷 (えみし).
- 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)
- foreigner; barbarian
Kanji
- 夷 barbarian; savage; Ainu. Read as えびす.
Words containing 夷
- 東夷 (あずまえびす) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan