攘夷

じょうい

Meanings

1. Noun expulsion of foreigners See also: 尊皇攘夷 (そんのうじょうい).

Kanji

• 攘 chase away; steal. Read as ジョウ.
• 夷 barbarian; savage; Ainu. Read as イ.

Words containing 攘夷

• 尊皇攘夷 (そんのうじょうい) revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians
• 攘夷論 (じょういろん) principle of excluding foreigners (late Edo period)
• 勤王攘夷 (きんのうじょうい) loyalty to the emperor and expulsion of the foreigners

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