Ezo
English
Alternative forms
- Yeso, Yesso, Yezo, Jezo (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 蝦夷 (Ezo).
Proper noun
Ezo
- A former name for the Ainu.
- 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
- Rōmaji transcription of えぞ