(みんぞく)

みんぞく
noun
folklore, folk customs
1. folklore, folk customs, folkways
The traditional customs, beliefs, stories, and practices of a community or people, passed down through generations. Used in academic and cultural contexts.
日本(にほん)民俗(みんぞく)研究(けんきゅう)する。
To study Japanese folklore.
この(まつ)りは地域(ちいき)民俗(みんぞく)行事(ぎょうじ)として大切(たいせつ)にされている。
This festival is valued as a local folk event.
民俗(みんぞく)学者(がくしゃ)柳田(やなぎた)国男(くにお)は、日本(にほん)各地(かくち)伝承(でんしょう)収集(しゅうしゅう)して記録(きろく)(のこ)した。
The folklorist Yanagita Kunio collected and recorded folk traditions from across Japan.

SIMILAR WORDS:
民族(みんぞく) (same reading) means 'ethnic group, people' — referring to a group of people. 民俗(みんぞく) means 'folklore, folk customs' — referring to cultural practices. The kanji differ: (ぞく) (clan/tribe) vs. (ぞく) (customs/manners).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 民俗(みんぞく)(がく): folklore studies, folkloristics
  • 民俗(みんぞく)資料(しりょう)(かん): folk museum
  • 民俗(みんぞく)行事(ぎょうじ): folk event/custom
  • 民俗(みんぞく)芸能(げいのう): folk performing arts