Word Meaning 蝦夷地

えぞち ezochi

蝦夷地 is read as えぞち (ezochi) and means Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido.

Meaning

English

  1. Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
  2. Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

Reading

Kana

えぞち

Romaji

ezochi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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蝦夷

えぞ

Yezo

蝦夷菫

えぞすみれ

Viola eizanensis (flower in the violet family)

蝦夷五加

えぞうこぎ

Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus)

蝦夷貝

えぞばい

Middendorf's whelk (Buccinum middendorffi)

蝦夷山桜

えぞやまざくら

sargent cherry (Prunus sargentii)

蝦夷小桜

えぞこざくら

wedgeleaf primrose (Primula cuneifolia)

蝦夷松

えぞまつ

Yezo spruce (Picea jezoensis)

蝦夷茜

えぞあかね

yellow-winged darter (Sympetrum flaveolum)

蝦夷透百合

えぞすかしゆり

Siberian lily (Lilium pensylvanicum)

蝦夷狼

えぞおおかみ

Hokkaido wolf (Canis lupus hattai, extinct)

蝦夷菊

えぞぎく

China aster (Callistephus chinensis)

蝦夷上溝桜

えぞのうわみずざくら

bird cherry (Prunus padus)