夷、戎
えびす
ebisu
JMdict entry #1156020
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
archaic
peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)
see: 蝦夷・1
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city)
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) derogatory foreigner; barbarian