Words — 17 found
のろ
祝女
1. noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa
巫女 【のろ】、神女 【のろ】
のろ: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). のろ: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading). のろ: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading).
1. group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (incl. ex-convicts and vagrants)Historical term
2. non-humanBuddhism
1. eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcassesHistorical term, Sensitive, derog. when written 穢多
穢多: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
しんへいみん
新平民
1. new commoner; former members of the lowest rank of the Japanese caste system after its abolition in 1871Historical term, Derogatory
さいかそう
最下層
1. bottom layer; undermost layer
2. lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
せっていり
刹帝利
1. Kshatriya (member of India's military caste)Usually written using kana alone, From Sanskrit “kṣatriya”
クシャトリヤ
ばらもん
婆羅門
1. Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste)Usually written using kana alone, From Sanskrit “brahmana”
2. Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
バラモン、ブラーマン
シュードラ
首陀羅
1. Shudra; Sudra (member of India's worker caste)Usually written using kana alone
首陀羅 【シュダラ】、首陀羅 【スダラ】、首陀羅 【スードラ】
1. Vaishya (member of India's merchant-and-farmer caste); VaisyaUsually written using kana alone
吠舎 【ヴァイシャ】
吠舎: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form. 吠舎: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form.
1. Maratha; Mahratta; member of the Hindu people of Maharashtra (esp. a member of the royal or military caste)
マラーター