迷信(めいしん)

めいしん
noun
superstition
1. superstition
A belief or practice based on irrational fear or faith in supernatural forces, rather than reason or knowledge.
それは迷信(めいしん)だ。
That's a superstition.
迷信(めいしん)を信(しん)じる人(ひと)もいる。
Some people believe in superstitions.
黒猫(くろねこ)が不吉(ふきつ)だというのは迷信(めいしん)に過(す)ぎない。
The idea that black cats are unlucky is just a superstition.

迷信(めいしん) refers to beliefs that are not based on reason or scientific knowledge.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 迷信(めいしん)を信(しん)じる: to believe in superstitions
  • 迷信(めいしん)に過(す)ぎない: to be nothing more than superstition
  • 迷信(めいしん)深(ぶか)い: superstitious (of a person)
  • 迷信(めいしん)を打(う)ち破(やぶ)る: to dispel a superstition

CULTURAL NOTES:

  • Common Japanese superstitions include the number 4 (四(し), sounds like 死(し) 'death') and breaking chopsticks
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