Keyword
Ainu
Info
FrequencyUncommon
KankenLevel Pre-1
Readings
Composed of
dagger-axe
by one's side
Mnemonic

The native Ainu people were historically discriminated against, so they almays kept a dagger-axe by their side to protect themselves with.

Used in kanji (1 in total)
carpet yarn
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
(arch.) 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
festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce
Xirong; Rong; inhabitants of the extremities of China as early as the Shang dynasty (1765-1122 BCE); (lit.) barbarians to the west