民俗(みんぞく)

みんぞく
noun
folklore, folk customs
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See also: 民族(みんぞく) (ethnic group)
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)の民俗(みんぞく)を研究(けんきゅう)する。
To study Japanese folklore.
この祭(まつ)りは地域(ちいき)の民俗(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)の柳田(やなぎた)国男(くにお)は、日本(にほん)各地(かくち)の伝承(でんしょう)を収集(しゅうしゅう)して記録(きろく)に残(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: 族(ぞく) (clan/tribe) vs. 俗(ぞく) (customs/manners).

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Homophone: 民族(みんぞく) (ethnic group)
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