also: ぶみん
hereditary occupational group member (Yamato period)
Historical term referring to people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (部) in the Yamato period. Rare in modern usage; encountered mainly in historical texts.
See also: 部
Bemin refers to people who inherited specific occupations during the Yamato period.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
Alternate reading; べみん is more common.
Compound of 部 (be, 'hereditary occupational group') and 民 (min, 'people'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is specific to the Yamato period.