Ezo

See also: ezo

English

Alternative forms

Yeso, Yesso, Yezo, Jezo (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 蝦夷 (Ezo).

Proper noun

Ezo

A former name for the Ainu.
A former name for Hokkaido and neighboring islands.

Derived terms

Ezo brown bear, Yezo brown bear
Ezo brown frog
Ezo Fuji, Yezo-Fuji
Ezo red fox
Ezo salamander
Ezo spruce, Yezo spruce, Jezo spruce
Ezo wolf
Republic of Ezo
Yesso scallop
yessotoxin
Yezo sika deer

Anagrams

Zoe, Zoë, zoe

Japanese

Romanization

Ezo

Rōmaji transcription of えぞ

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