Word Meaning 征夷

せいい seii

征夷 is read as せいい (seii) and means defeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi).

Meaning

English

defeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi)
conquering barbarians

Reading

Kana

せいい

Romaji

seii

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

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Related Vocabulary

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征夷大将軍

せいいたいしょうぐん

commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE)

征服

せいふく

conquest

征東大将軍

せいとうたいしょうぐん

commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the eastern barbarians (940-1335)

征東将軍

せいとうしょうぐん

commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the eastern barbarians (940-1335)

征途に上る

せいとにのぼる

to start on a journey

征東

せいとう

eastern expedition

征戦

せいせん

military expedition

征西

せいせい

western expedition

蝦夷

えぞ

Yezo

夷

えびす

brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)

攘夷

じょうい

expulsion of foreigners

出征

しゅっせい

departure for military service (in response to a draft)