蝦夷地
えぞち
- Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands) n
- Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido n
Kanji
蝦
カ • ゲ
えび
shrimp; prawn; lobster
夷
イ
えびす • えみし • ころ.す • たい.らげる
barbarian; savage; Ainu
地
チ • ジ
ground; earth
Synonyms
和人地
わじんち
- Edo-period realm of the Japanese (as opposed to the Ainu) in southern Hokkaido n