jati (English spelling)

Japanese: jāti(英語表記)jati
jati (English spelling)


[Varna and Jati]
The word "caste" comes from the Portuguese word "kasta" (originating from the Latin "castus"), which means "family lineage" or "bloodline." In India, caste groups are called "jati," which means "(a group of people of the same birth)." Meanwhile, in Japan, caste is often understood to mean the four ancient Indian surnames: the Brahmin priestly class, the Kshatriya royal and warrior class, the Vaishya commoner (agricultural and commercial) class, and the Shudra slave class.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "jāti" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[バルナとジャーティ]
 カーストとはポルトガル語で〈家柄〉〈血統〉を意味するカスタ(語源はラテン語のカストゥスcastus)に由来する語である。インドではカースト集団を〈生まれ(を同じくする者の集団)〉を意味するジャーティjātiという語で呼んでいる。 一方,日本ではカーストというとインド古来の四種姓,すなわち司祭階級バラモン,王侯・武士階級クシャトリヤ,庶民(農牧商)階級バイシャ,隷属民シュードラの意味に理解されることが多い。…

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