ひとばしら・じんちゅう

人柱

表記・読み：ひとばしら・じんちゅう

1. 1

   person who died for a cause

   名詞
2. 2

   guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; sacrificial lamb; early adopter

   名詞also read じんちゅうcolloquial
3. 3

   hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection

   名詞historical term