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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.
日本の民俗を研究する。
To study Japanese folklore.
この祭りは地域の民俗行事として大切にされている。
This festival is valued as a local folk event.
民俗学者の柳田国男は、日本各地の伝承を収集して記録に残した。
The folklorist Yanagita Kunio collected and recorded folk traditions from across Japan.
SIMILAR WORDS:
民族 (same reading) means 'ethnic group, people' — referring to a group of people. 民俗 means 'folklore, folk customs' — referring to cultural practices. The kanji differ: 族 (clan/tribe) vs. 俗 (customs/manners).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 民俗学: folklore studies, folkloristics
- 民俗資料館: folk museum
- 民俗行事: folk event/custom
- 民俗芸能: folk performing arts
Related Words
Homophone:
民族 (ethnic group)