夷【えびす】
- peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)archaismsee also 蝦夷
- 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; barbarianderogatory
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Lingaku