buraku
English
Etymology
From Japanese 部落民 (burakumin).
Noun
buraku (uncountable)
- (often italicized) The burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities
- 2009, January 16, “Norimitsu Onishi”, in Japan’s Outcasts Still Wait for Society’s Embrace:
- How far have they come since Japan began carrying out affirmative action policies for the buraku four decades ago, mirroring the American civil rights movement?
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Synonyms
- burakumin
See also
Burakumin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈra.ku/
Noun
buraku
- locative singular of burak
- vocative singular of burak