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蝦夷
4 English words descend from Japanese
蝦夷
, most common first.
Ezo
A former name for the Ainu.
Emishi
An ancient ethnic group of northeastern Honshū in the Tōhoku region of Japan.
Yemishi
Dated spelling of Emishi.
Yezo
Dated spelling of Ezo.