人柱

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
はしら > ばしら
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [çito̞ba̠ɕiɾa̠]

Noun

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(ひと)(ばしら) (hitobashira

  1. hitobashira; human sacrifice by burying alive before construction
  2. somebody who died for a certain cause
  3. (programming, informal) beta tester; guinea pig
    人柱(ひとばしら)(ばん)hitobashira-banuntested release

Further reading

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