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How to say 'Hamlet' in Japanese | 部落

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The Japanese word for Hamlet is 'Buraku', written as 部落 in Japanese.'Hamlet' in hiragana is ぶらく.

    word

    部落

    Meaning

    Hamlet

    Reading

    ぶらく

    buraku

    Kanji

    部Section, Department 落Fall

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '部落 (ぶらく)' refers to a small village or hamlet, typically a rural settlement that is smaller than a town. Historically, it has also been used to refer to certain marginalized communities in Japan, particularly the 'burakumin', a social minority group. However, in modern usage, it primarily denotes a small rural community. Example sentences: That hamlet is very quiet「あの部落はとても静かだ」(あのぶらくはとてもしずかだ). I visited a small hamlet in the mountains「山の中の小さな部落を訪れた」(やまのなかのちいさなぶらくをおとずれた).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5583

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 部落

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    部

    Meaning

    Section, Department

  • kanji

    落

    Meaning

    Fall

Words Related to 部落 Through the Kanji 部

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 部 as well.

  • word

    全部

    Meaning

    All

  • word

    部

    Meaning

    Club

  • word

    部屋

    Meaning

    Room

  • word

    部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    一部

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    内部

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    部門

    Meaning

    Department

  • word

    一部分

    Meaning

    Part

  • word

    部下

    Meaning

    Subordinate

  • word

    本部

    Meaning

    Headquarters

  • word

    工学部

    Meaning

    Engineering

  • word

    学部

    Meaning

    Faculty

  • word

    外部

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    部隊

    Meaning

    Unit

  • word

    幹部

    Meaning

    Executive

  • word

    部長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    部品

    Meaning

    Parts

  • word

    警部

    Meaning

    Inspector

  • word

    南部

    Meaning

    South

  • word

    文部

    Meaning

    Education

  • word

    大部分

    Meaning

    Majority

  • word

    北部

    Meaning

    North

  • word

    法学部

    Meaning

    Law, Faculty

Words Related to 部落 Through the Kanji 落

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 落 as well.

  • word

    落ちる

    Meaning

    Fall

  • word

    落札

    Meaning

    Winning bid

  • word

    落とす

    Meaning

    Drop

  • word

    落ち着く

    Meaning

    Calm

  • word

    落ち着き

    Meaning

    Calmness

  • word

    落とし物

    Meaning

    Lost item

  • word

    落ち葉

    Meaning

    Fallen leaves

  • word

    集落

    Meaning

    Village, Settlement

  • word

    落ち込む

    Meaning

    Depressed

  • word

    段落

    Meaning

    Paragraph

  • word

    見落とす

    Meaning

    Overlook

  • word

    落第

    Meaning

    Failure, Flunking

  • word

    墜落

    Meaning

    Crash

  • word

    暴落

    Meaning

    Crash

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'Buraku' means 'Hamlet' .

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