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蝦
えみ
夷
し
Meanings
Noun
1. Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan
2. Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
when read as "えぞ"
Alt. forms
蝦
え
夷
ぞ
65%
えぞ
28%
エゾ
4%
Kanji used
蝦
shrimp
夷
barbarian
Pitch accent
え
みし
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