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えぞち
Meanings
Noun
1. Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
2. Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
Alt. forms
蝦え夷ぞ地ち
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えぞち
Pitch accent
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ぞち
Composed of
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)