Et

Japanese: えた

A discriminatory term for people who were classified as outcasts in the early modern shogunate-han system's social class system. Written in kanji as "eta," it has been seen since the Kamakura period, but it was officially used by the Edo shogunate and various feudal domains, and the term spread nationwide from the late 17th century to the 18th century due to the strengthening of social class control measures. In 1871, the Meiji government issued the "Dajokan Proclamation (Emancipation Edict)," abolishing the early modern outcast system and the terms "eta" and "hinin," but this did not eliminate the outcasts and discrimination, and the word "eta" in particular is still used as a derogatory term for people from discriminated communities, playing a major role in preserving and promoting discrimination.
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Japanese:

近世幕藩体制の身分制度において賤民身分として位置づけられた人々に対する差別的身分呼称の一つ。漢字では〈穢多〉と表記し，鎌倉時代からみられるが，公式に用いたのは江戸幕府・諸藩で，身分統制策の強化によって17世紀後半から18世紀にかけて全国的にこの蔑称が普及した。1871年明治政府は〈太政官布告（解放令）〉を発して近世の賤民制度と〈穢多〉〈非人〉の称を廃止したが，賤視と差別が解消されたわけではなく，とくに〈えた〉ということばは被差別部落出身者に対する蔑称としていまなお使われ，差別の温存，助長に大きな役割を果たしている。
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