毛もう人じん

noun

Emishi; non-Yamato peoples of northern Japan

Archaic term used in historical contexts to refer to the Emishi, indigenous groups in northern Honshu and Hokkaido who resisted Yamato rule. Often encountered in classical texts or historical studies.

See also: 蝦夷

• 古こ代だいの文ぶん献けんには「毛もう人じん」という表ひょう記きで蝦夷えみしが記しるされている。

  In ancient documents, the Emishi are recorded with the notation 毛人.