Mohe; Tungusic tribe
Archaic term for the Mohe, a Tungusic people mentioned in ancient Chinese and Japanese records. See also 靺鞨 (まっかつ).
See also: 靺鞨
The Mohe are one of the ethnic groups that appear in ancient Chinese documents.
Kana spelling; useful for learners unfamiliar with the kanji.
The term 勿吉 is a historical Chinese exonym for the Mohe people. The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a phonetic transcription of a foreign ethnonym.