Jjokbari

 ( Ethnic And Religious Slurs ) 

Jjokbari (, borrowed into Japanese as 3= choppari) is a Korean language ethnic slur which may refer to Japanese citizens or people of Japanese people ancestry. A variation on the slur, ban-jjokbari, meaning literally " half-jjokbari", has been used to refer to mixed Japanese-Korean people, as well as Koreans in Japan who returned to the peninsula.

According to one survey, it was South Korea's second-most commonly used slur against Japanese people, ahead of wae-nom () and behind ilbon-nom ().

The term has also been borrowed into Japanese language spoken by ethnic Koreans in Japan, where it is rendered Choppari.

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Origin The original meaning is "A cloven foot".『Dictionnaire coréen-français』 (1880) Paris Foreign Missions Society Jjok means a "piece" and bal means "feet" in Korean, and when combined it roughly translates to "split feet" or "cloven hoof". This etymology refers to the fact that the Japanese wore geta, a traditional Japanese wooden sandal, which separates the big toe from the others.

Unlike Korean-style straw shoes which completely cover the foot, Japanese-style straw shoes and wooden geta consist of only a sole and straps to bind it to the sole of the foot. This leaves the rest of the foot exposed, including the "split" between the toes. Koreans thought of Japanese shoes as incomplete compared to their own, and the visible split as a distinctive enough trait to inspire an ethnic slur.

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Ban-jjokbari The form ban-jjokbari (literally, "half jjokbari") originated as a derogatory reference to Japanized Koreans during the Japanese colonial period in Korea; later, it came to be used to refer to Japanese with Korean ancestry,

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as well as Koreans in Japan who returned to the peninsula in both North and South Korea.

The Japanized pronunciation of this form, ban-choppari, is also widely used by Koreans in Japan in a similar manner.

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See also

• Anti-Japanese sentiment
• Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea
• Guizi (Chinese)
• Jap (English)
• Xiao Riben (Chinese)
• Zainichi Korean language

Categories: Ethnic And Religious Slurs, Korean Words And Phrases, Anti-japanese Sentiment In Korea, Anti-japanese Slurs, Anti-korean Sentiment, Zainichi Korean Culture

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