夷 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「女」
道準1University / general ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「女」
- On
- イ
- Kun
- えびす・えみし・ころ.す・たい.らげる
- Meaning
- barbarian; pacify
Origin
大 with 弓 "bow": the eastern peoples who carried bows; by extension, to subdue and pacify.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 攘夷じょうい
expelling foreigners
- 夷えびす
ancient eastern people
Example
幕末に攘夷の運動が起こった。
A movement to expel foreigners arose at the end of the shogunate.
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