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buraku

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From Japanese 部落民 (burakumin).

noun

plural, plural only The burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities 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?
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"buraku." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/buraku. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{buraku_2026,
  title = {buraku},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buraku},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}