部族(ぶぞく)

ぶぞく
noun
tribe; clan
1. tribe; clan; ethnic group
A social group bound by shared ancestry, customs, and territory. Used in anthropological, historical, and geographical contexts.
この地域(ちいき)には多(おお)くの部族(ぶぞく)が暮(く)らしている。
Many tribes live in this region.
部族(ぶぞく)間(かん)の争(あらそ)いが続(つづ)いている。
Conflicts between tribes continue.
その部族(ぶぞく)は独自(どくじ)の言語(げんご)と文化(ぶんか)を守(まも)り続(つづ)けている。
That tribe continues to preserve its own language and culture.

A compound of 部(ぶ) (section, group) and 族(ぞく) (clan, tribe).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 部族(ぶぞく)間(かん) (between tribes, intertribal)
  • 部族(ぶぞく)社会(しゃかい) (tribal society)
  • 部族(ぶぞく)の長(おさ) (tribal chief)
  • 少数(しょうすう)部族(ぶぞく) (minority tribe)
  • 遊牧(ゆうぼく)部族(ぶぞく) (nomadic tribe)

Primarily used when discussing indigenous peoples, historical societies, or anthropological topics. In modern Japanese, 民族(みんぞく) (ethnic group, people) is the broader and more common term. 部族(ぶぞく) specifically implies a smaller, more localized group with shared kinship ties.

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