akahige

Updated: May 7, 2025

The main evidence in support of this theory is furnished by the names of the insurgent leaders Akuro-o, Akagashira, and Akahige. Ideographists point out that the character aku is frequently pronounced o, and with that reading the name "Akuro-o" becomes "Oro-o," which was the term used for "Russian."

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era

As for "Akagashira" and "Akahige," they frankly signify "red head" and "red beard," common Japanese names for foreigners.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era