noun
burakumin; descendants of feudal outcast group
Refers to modern-day descendants of Japan's historical outcast communities. The term is sensitive and carries social and historical weight; often discussed in contexts of discrimination and human rights.
被差別部落民に対する偏見は、今も社会問題として残っている。
Prejudice against burakumin remains a social issue even today.
彼は被差別部落民の歴史について研究している。
He is researching the history of the burakumin.
Compound of 被差別 (discriminated against) + 部落 (hamlet/community) + 民 (people). The term is modern, used to describe descendants of feudal-era outcast groups.