ぶらくみん

Japanese

Proper noun

ぶらくみん (romaji Burakumin)

1. Burakumin (modern-day descendants of Japan's feudal outcast group)
2. A Japanese social minority group of Korean, Chinese descent.

Usage notes

• Many Japanese dictionaries do not list this word due to stigma.

See also

• 部落民 on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia:部落民