buraku

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noun

The burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities

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burakumin
OriginJapanese 部落民 →
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Meanings

nounburaku pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyoften italicizedThe burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities

    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?

    2009 January 16, Norimitsu Onishi, “Japan’s Outcasts Still Wait for Society’s Embrace”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: burakumin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities

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burakumin

Origin

  1. Japanese部落民
  2. Englishburaku

From Japanese 部落民 (burakumin).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Kuruba
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APA

buraku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buraku

MLA

“buraku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buraku. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buraku,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buraku.

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