Emishi

English Alternative forms en Yemishi Etymology From en ja 蝦夷 Emishi shrimp barbarians. Noun p en historical An ancient ethnic group of northeastern Honshū in the Tōhoku region of Japan. en Ebisu Ezo en 2013 Ruth Ozeki A Tale for the Time Being Canongate Books (2019) 151 This area was one of the last pieces of tribal land to be taken from the indigenous Emishi, descendants of the Jōmon people, who had lived there from prehistoric times until they were defeated by the Japanese Imperial Army in the eighth century. See also en Ainu en Yamato Anagrams en ehiims meishi Japanese Romanization えみし