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夷

夷: barbarian (old)

barbarian (old); foreigner
6 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 8 words here

Readings

On
イ
Kun
えびす・えみし・ころす・たいらげる

Read イ in 攘夷 and 焼夷弾; えびす/えぞ (蝦夷) are older readings for northern peoples, now mostly historical.

Key words

攘夷じょういexpulsion of foreigners
焼夷弾しょういだんincendiary bomb
征夷大将軍せいいたいしょうぐんshogun
蝦夷えぞEmishi; old name for northern Japan

Example sentences

In the late Edo period, a movement to expel foreigners spread.

My grandmother told me that during the war the town was burned to ruins by incendiary bombs.

The head of the samurai was appointed shogun by the imperial court.

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