EntL1195690X 蝦夷 [えぞ;えみし(ok)] /(n) (1) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)/(2) (えぞ only) (See 蝦夷地) Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)/EntL1195690X/ |