Word Meaning 村八分

むらはちぶ murahachibu

村八分 is read as むらはちぶ (murahachibu) and means complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law).

Meaning

English

complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
ostracism

Reading

Kana

むらはちぶ

Romaji

murahachibu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 18604 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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八分

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八分

はっぷん

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八九分

はっくぶ

nearly

目八分

めはちぶん

about eight-tenths full

Google八分

ぐーぐるはちぶ

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腹八分

はらはちぶ

eating moderately

八分音符

はちぶおんぷ

8th note

八進細分記号

はちしんさいぶんきごう

octave device

八分儀

はちぶんぎ

octant (instrument)

八分目

はちぶめ

eight-tenths

腹八分目

はらはちぶんめ

being moderate in eating

腹八分目に医者いらず

はらはちぶんめにいしゃいらず

eating moderately keeps the doctor away