紅夷

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紅 夷
あか
Grade: 6 		えみし
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 赤 (aka-, “red”) +‎ 蝦夷 (emishi, “barbarian”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あかえみし [àkáéꜜmìshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠ka̠e̞mʲiɕi]

Noun

紅(あか)夷(えみし) • (akaemishi) 

  1. [from 1811] (derogatory) a Westerner; a westoid

References

  1. ^ Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002), 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
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