東とう夷い西せい戎じゅう
Meanings
Noun
Four character compound
1. barbarians to the east and to the west (from the perspective of old China)
Kanji used
east
barbarian
west
Ainu
Pitch accent
⚠
と
ういせ
いじゅう
Composed of
(arch.) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)
Xirong; Rong; inhabitants of the extremities of China as early as the Shang dynasty (1765-1122 BCE); (lit.) barbarians to the west