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''Jjokbari'' ( ko, 쪽발이, borrowed into
The original meaning is "A cloven foot". ''Jjok'' means a "piece" and ''bal'' means "feet" in Korean, and when combined it roughly translates to "split feet" or "cloven hoof". This 
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.
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
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as ja, チョッパリ, ''romaji
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'' choppari) is a Korean language
Korean (South Korean: , ''hangugeo''; North Korean: , ''chosŏnmal'') is the native language for about 80 million people, mostly of Koreans, Korean descent. It is the official language, official and national language of both North Korea and So ...
ethnic slur
The following is a list of ethnic slurs or ethnophaulisms or ethnic epithets that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnicity or racial group or to refer to them in a derogatory, pejorative, or ot ...
which may refer to Japanese citizens or people of Japanese ancestry.
According to one survey, it was Korea's second-most commonly used slur against Japanese people, ahead of ''wae-nom'' () and behind ''ilbon-nom'' ().
Origin
The original meaning is "A cloven foot". ''Jjok'' means a "piece" and ''bal'' means "feet" in Korean, and when combined it roughly translates to "split feet" or "cloven hoof". This etymology
Etymology () The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words ...
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.
In Japan
The term has also been borrowed intoJapanese language
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been ...
spoken by ethnic Koreans in Japan, where it is rendered ''Choppari''. 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 by Koreans to refer to Japanese with Korean ancestry. The Japanized pronunciation of this form, ''ban-choppari'', is also widely used by Koreans in Japan, either to refer to Japanized Koreans or to people with both Japanese and Korean ancestry.
See also
*Anti-Japanese sentiment
Anti-Japanese sentiment (also called Japanophobia, Nipponophobia and anti-Japanism) involves the hatred or fear of anything which is Japanese, be it its culture or its people. Its opposite is Japanophilia.
Overview
Anti-Japanese senti ...
*Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea
Anti-Japanese sentiment; , ''Banil gamjeong'' in Korean society has its roots in historic, cultural, and nationalistic sentiments.
The first recorded anti-Japanese attitudes in Korea were effects of the Japanese pirate raids and the later ...
*Guizi
''Guizi'' () is a pejorative Chinese slang term for foreigners. It has had a history of containing xenophobic connotations.
History
Starting with the arrival of European sailors in the sixteenth century, foreigners were often perceived in China ...
(Chinese)
*Jap
''Jap'' is an English abbreviation of the word "Japanese". Today, it is generally regarded as an ethnic slur.
In the United States, some Japanese Americans have come to find the term very offensive, even when used as an abbreviation. Prior to t ...
(English)
*Xiao riben
''Xiao Riben'' () is a derogatory Chinese slang term for the Japanese people or a person of Japanese descent. Literally translated, it means "little Japan". It is often used with "guizi" or ghost/devil, such as "xiao Riben guizi", or "little ...
(Chinese)
* Zainichi Korean language
References
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