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人食い人種 (hitokuijinshu) Japanese meaning: cannibals | Kotomora

人ひと食くい人じん種しゅ

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Meanings

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cannibals; cannibal tribe

Refers to a group or race of people who practice cannibalism. Often used in historical, anthropological, or fictional contexts.

その島しまにはかつて人ひと食くい人じん種しゅが住すんでいた

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It is said that cannibals once lived on that island.

Kanji

人person
食eat, food
種species, kind, class

Related words

人ひと食くい
人食い is a more general term for 'man-eating' or 'cannibalistic', often used as a prefix or adjective, while 人食い人種 specifically refers to a cannibal tribe or race.

Built from

人ひと食くい+人じん種しゅ

Etymology

Compound of 人食い (ひとくい, 'man-eating') and 人種 (じんしゅ, 'race'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.