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人柱
Hiragana
ひとばしら
Noun
Japanese Meaning
ある目的や大義のために犠牲となる人、犠牲にされた人。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あるもくてきのために、いのちをささげてしんだ人のこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
人祭；为镇护建筑而被活埋的牺牲者 / 为某事业而牺牲的人 / 被当作牺牲品的人
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
以活人作祭、埋於建築等的犧牲者 / 比喻為某目的或集體而犧牲生命的人
Korean Meaning
인신공희로 바쳐진 사람 / 어떤 목적을 위해 목숨을 바친 사람
Indonesian
tumbal manusia (dalam ritual/pembangunan) / orang yang mengorbankan nyawa demi suatu tujuan; martir / korban (kiasan) demi kelancaran suatu urusan/proyek
Vietnamese Meaning
người bị tế sống, chôn làm “trụ” cho công trình (tục xưa) / (bóng) người bị đem làm vật hy sinh; người chết vì một mục đích/tập thể
Tagalog Meaning
sakripisyong tao / taong inialay bilang sakripisyo / martir para sa isang layunin
Sense（1）
hitobashira
Sense（2）
somebody who died for a certain cause
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hitobashira / somebody who died for a certain cause
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人柱
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It is said that this old building has a legend of hitobashira.
It is said that this old building has a legend of hitobashira.
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この古い建物は、人柱の伝説があると言われています。
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