Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buraku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: bu-raku
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities

Example Sentences

"How far have they come since Japan began carrying out affirmative action policies for the buraku four decades ago, mirroring the American civil rights movement?"

Etymology

From Japanese 部落民 (burakumin).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 部落民

Synonyms

burakumin

Questions

What does buraku mean?: The burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities
Where does buraku come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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