Ezo

English

Alternative forms
  • Yeso, Yesso, Yezo, Jezo (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 蝦夷 (Ezo).

Proper noun

Ezo

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

Derived terms
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

Japanese

Romanization

Ezo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えぞ
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