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A11 Noun

夷(えびす)peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu), provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city), brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan), foreigner, barbarian

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    1. Noun

      1.

      peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)

      Archaic,

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    2. Noun

      2.

      provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city)

    3. Noun

      3.

      brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)

    4. Noun

      4.

    All Forms

    夷 【えびす】、戎 【えびす】

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