Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Hokkaido squirrel (subspecies of red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris orientis)
Kanji used
shrimp
barbarian
chestnut
mouse
Composed of
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)