被差別

• 読み: ひさべつ
• ローマ字: hisabetsu
• 漢字の分解: 被 (hi) — subjected to; 差 (sa) — difference; 別 (betsu) — distinction
• 発音: /çi.sa.be.tsɯ/

意味

Being discriminated against; oppressed status. Used to describe a group or individual who is or has been subjected to discrimination.

Primarily appears as a modifier in compound nouns such as 被差別部落 (discriminated-against hamlet — referring to communities of Burakumin, the historically marginalised group in Japan) and 被差別民族 (oppressed ethnic minority). The term is strongly associated with discussions of systemic discrimination in Japanese history and social policy. Using 被差別 signals awareness of structural inequality rather than treating discrimination as an individual incident.

例文

1. 被差別部落の出身者が直面してきた就職差別は、日本の人権問題の中でも深刻な課題の一つだ。
2. 被差別の立場に置かれた人々が声を上げられるよう、社会的な支援体制の整備が求められている。
3. この地域では被差別の歴史を学ぶための教育プログラムが長年にわたって継続されている。

使い方ガイド

場面: social issues, human rights, history, sociology, education

トーン: serious, academic

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound: 被 (hi) — to be subjected to; 差別 (sabetsu) — discrimination, differentiation. 差別 itself comes from 差 (difference) + 別 (distinction). Used widely in post-war social movements and academic writing on discrimination in Japan.

文化的背景

時代: Showa-Modern

世代: Adult

社会的背景: Educated