Shell Banishment - Kaigaratsuihou

Japanese: 貝殻追放 - かいがらついほう
Shell Banishment - Kaigaratsuihou
〘Noun〙① A mistranslation of the ancient Greek "ostracism". It was previously translated as "ostracism", but has now been changed to "ostracism". → Ostracism. ※Ostracism (1920) by Takitaro Mizukami, preface: "The name "ostracism" is said to have originated from the custom of voting by writing letters on oyster shells." ② By extension, it means the ostracism of a harmful person from a certain social group.

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Japanese:
〘名〙① 古代ギリシアの「オストラキスモス(陶片追放)」の誤訳。従来は「貝殻追放」と訳されていたが、現在は「陶片追放」に改められている。→オストラシズム。※貝殻追放(1920)〈水上滝太郎〉はしがき「牡蠣殻に文字を記して投票したる習慣より貝殻追放の名は生れしとか」② 転じて、ある社会集団から有害な人物を排斥、追放すること。

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