Buraku vs. Burakumin
Burakunoun
The burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities
Burakuminnoun
A member of a Japanese social minority group, descendants of feudal-era outcasts.
Burakumin
Burakumin (部落民, , ) is a former untouchable group in Japan at the bottom of the traditional social hierarchy. Burakumin were originally ethnic Japanese people with occupations seen as kegare (穢れ, ) during Japan's feudal era, such as executioners, undertakers, slaughterhouse workers, butchers, or tanners.
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