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被差別民 (ひさべつみん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
discriminated people ; people suffering discrimination
Refers to a group of people who are targets of discrimination, often in a social or historical context. The term is neutral in description but carries serious social weight.
その
政せい
策さく
は
被ひ
差さ
別べつ
民みん
の
権けん
利り
を
守まも
る
ため
に
作つく
ら
れ
た
。
That policy was created to protect the rights of people suffering discrimination.
Kanji 差 distinction, difference, variation 別 separate, branch off, diverge 民 people, nation, subjects Similar words 差さ 別べつ 差別 is the act of discrimination itself, while 被差別民 refers to the people who are subjected to it.
被ひ 差さ 別べつ 部ぶ 落らく 被差別部落 refers specifically to historically discriminated communities (buraku), whereas 被差別民 is a broader term for any discriminated group.
Etymology Compound of 被 (hi, 'subjected to'), 差別 (sabetsu, 'discrimination'), and 民 (min, 'people'). The term is a modern construction used in sociological and historical contexts.
