英和和英

出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/01/12 21:26 UTC 版)

英語による解説

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Kotobagari (言葉狩り^?, "word hunting") refers to the reluctance to use words that are considered politically incorrect in the Japanese language. For instance words such as gaijin (外人^?, "foreigner"), rai (癩^?, "leper"), mekura (盲^?, "blind"), tsunbo (聾 "deaf"), oshi (唖 "deaf-mute"), kichigai (気違い or 気狂い "crazy"), tosatsujō (屠殺場 "slaughter house"), and hakuchi (白痴 "moron/retard") are currently not used by the majority of Japanese publishing houses; the publishers often refuse to publish writing which includes these words.