えびす
Meanings
Archaic
Noun
1. peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)
2. provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city)
3. brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)
4. foreigner; barbarian
Kanji used
barbarian
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
(arch.) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)
fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)
(in Japanese history) crude warrior from the eastern parts of the country; wild man