蝦夷地

えぞち

Meanings

1. Noun Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
2. Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido See also: 和人地 (わじんち).

Kanji

• 蝦 shrimp; prawn; lobster
• 夷 barbarian; savage; Ainu
• 地 land. Read as チ.

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