部落民
Japanese
editKanji in this term | ||
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部 | 落 | 民 |
ぶ Grade: 3 |
らく Grade: 3 |
みん Grade: 4 |
on'yomi |
Etymology
editCompound of 部落 (buraku, “hamlet”, a settlement smaller than a village) + 民 (-min, “people”, as belonging to a certain group).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit部落民 • (burakumin) ←ぶらくみん (burakumin)?
- burakumin, member of a group of modern-day outcastes discriminated against based on their perceived linkage to Japan's lowest ranks of feudal outcast groups, place of residency or occupations. Often referred to as 被差別部落民 (hisabetsu burakumin, “discriminated burakumin”).
Synonyms
edit- 被差別部落民 (hisabetsu burakumin)
See also
edit- 穢多 (eta): the lowest social caste in Edo-period Japan
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 部 read as ぶ
- Japanese terms spelled with 落 read as らく
- Japanese terms spelled with 民 read as みん
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese terms suffixed with 民
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
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