Definition of BURAKUMIN

burakumin

Meanings

Plural: burakumin, burakumins

Noun

  • A member of a Japanese social minority group, descendants of feudal-era outcasts.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 部落民, from Middle Chinese 部落 (bu^X lak, “tribe”) + 民 (mjin, “people”).

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