部落民

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
らく
Grade: 3
みん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Proper noun

部落民 (hiragana ぶらくみん, rōmaji Burakumin)

  1. Burakumin (modern-day outcastes discriminated based on their perceived linkage to Japan's feudal outcast groups, place of residency or occupations. Often referred to as 'Discriminated Burakumin' or hisabetsu burakumin 被差別部落民)

Usage notes

The Japanese government has prohibited the printing of this word in dictionaries across Japan.

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