buraku

From Japanese 部落民 (burakumin).

buraku pl (plural only)

1. (often italicized) The burakumin, a Japanese minority group descended from feudal outcast communities
   • 2009 January 16, Norimitsu Onishi, “Japan’s Outcasts Still Wait for Society’s Embrace”, in New York Times‎:

     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?

• burakumin

• Burakumin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

buraku

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶらく

• IPA^(key): /buˈra.ku/
• Rhymes: -aku
• Syllabification: bu‧ra‧ku

buraku

1. locative singular of burak
2. vocative singular of burak