Japanese Dictionary
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Meaning of 夷 in Japanese
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夷, 戎
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Kana Readingえびす
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Romajiebisu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)
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- Parts of speech
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- provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city)
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- brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)
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- Parts of speech
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- foreigner; barbarian
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