穢多

Japanese

Kanji in this term
穢	多
え Hyōgaiji	た Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

穢(え)多(た) • (eta)

(historical, offensive) the lowest group in Japan’s caste system during the Edo period

See also

被(ひ)差(さ)別(べつ)部(ぶ)落(らく)民(みん) (hisabetsu burakumin)
非(ひ)人(にん) (hinin)

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