buraku

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Japanese 部落民 (burakumin).

Noun[edit]

buraku pl (plural only)

  1. (often italicized) The burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities
    • 2009 January 16, Norimitsu Onishi, “Japan’s Outcasts Still Wait for Society’s Embrace”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      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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Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

buraku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶらく

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /buˈra.ku/
  • Rhymes: -aku
  • Syllabification: bu‧ra‧ku

Noun[edit]

buraku

  1. locative singular of burak
  2. vocative singular of burak
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