少数民族(しょうすうみんぞく)

しょうすうみんぞく
noun
ethnic minority; minority ethnic group
academicperson
1. ethnic minority; minority ethnic group
An ethnic group that constitutes a smaller proportion of a country's total population compared to the majority group. Often discussed in contexts of cultural preservation, rights, and diversity.
少数民族(しょうすうみんぞく)の文化(ぶんか)を守(まも)る。
To preserve the culture of ethnic minorities.
この地域(ちいき)には多(おお)くの少数民族(しょうすうみんぞく)が暮(く)らしている。
Many ethnic minorities live in this region.
少数民族(しょうすうみんぞく)の言語(げんご)や伝統(でんとう)が失(うしな)われつつあることが国際的(こくさいてき)な問題(もんだい)になっている。
The loss of ethnic minority languages and traditions is becoming an international concern.

Composed of 少数(しょうすう) (minority, small number) and 民族(みんぞく) (ethnic group, people).

Common collocations

  • 少数民族(しょうすうみんぞく)の権利(けんり) (rights of ethnic minorities)
  • 少数民族(しょうすうみんぞく)の言語(げんご) (minority languages)
  • 少数民族(しょうすうみんぞく)問題(もんだい) (minority ethnic issues)
  • 少数民族(しょうすうみんぞく)自治区(じちく) (ethnic minority autonomous region)

Similar words

  • 少数民族(しょうすうみんぞく): ethnic minority (focuses on ethnicity)
  • 先住民(せんじゅうみん): indigenous people (focuses on being native/original inhabitants)
  • マイノリティ: minority (broader, includes any minority group)

Related Words

Compare: 先住民(せんじゅうみん) (indigenous people)
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