穢え多た

noun

eta; Edo-period outcaste group

Historical term for the lowest social class in the Edo-period caste system, whose members often handled tasks involving death, such as leatherworking or execution. The kanji spelling 穢多 is considered derogatory; the kana form えた is preferred in modern sensitive contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、穢え多たと呼よばれる身み分ぶんの人ひと々びとがいた。

  In the Edo period, there were people of a status called eta.

• 歴れき史しの授じゅ業ぎょうで「えた」という言こと葉ばの由ゆ来らいを学まなんだ。

  In history class, we learned about the origin of the word 'eta'.