えぞ
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan
2. Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
when read as "えぞ"
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Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
Hokkaido squirrel (subspecies of red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris orientis)
Hokkaido wolf (Canis lupus hattai, extinct)