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

  1. complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
  2. 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 18689 Priority C

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八九分

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八分音符

はちぶおんぷ

8th note

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八分儀

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八分目

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そん

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