buraku

English

Etymology

From Japanese 部落民 (burakumin).

Noun

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?

Synonyms

See also

Japanese

Romanization

buraku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶらく

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

buraku

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