虾夷 xiā yí

Emishi, ancient people of northern Japan

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus

Characters

Character Meaning
虾 xiā
shrimp; prawn; see 虾蟆há ma
夷 yí
non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; to raze