buraku

Noun

Meaning

buraku pl (plural only)

(often italicized) The burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities

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Past and current discrimination has resulted in lower educational attainment and socioeconomic status among hisabetsu buraku than among the majority of Japanese. Source: Internet

The buraku continued to be treated as social outcasts and some casual interactions with the majority caste were perceived taboo until the era after World War II. Source: Internet

The largest are the hisabetsu buraku or "discriminated communities", also known as the burakumin. Source: Internet

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