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村八分 (むらはちぶ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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くち
を
きい
て
くれ
なく
なっ
た
。
He was ostracized, and no one would talk to him anymore.
Kanji 八 eight, eight radical (no. 12) 分 part, minute of time, segment Related words 村八分 is the traditional term for a community shunning one of its members, while ハブ is the modern, casual slang used mainly among friends or classmates.
村八分 is a traditional, community-level term for ostracizing someone from village life, while 仲間外れ is the common, everyday word for exclusion from any small group.
Etymology Literally 'village eight-tenths', from 村 (village) + 八分 (eight parts). Refers to the Edo-period practice of cutting off a household from eight of the ten communal obligations (the exceptions being firefighting and funerals, which were too critical to withhold).
