1.
multicultural; multiculturalism; relating to multiple cultures
The coexistence of multiple cultures within a society or community. Used both as a standalone noun and as a prefix modifying other nouns.
多文化共生を目指す。
To aim for multicultural coexistence.
多文化社会では相互理解が大切だ。
Mutual understanding is important in a multicultural society.
日本でも多文化教育の必要性が高まっている。
In Japan too, the need for multicultural education is increasing.
A compound of 多 (many) and 文化 (culture). Increasingly used in Japanese public discourse as Japan becomes more diverse through immigration and internationalization.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 多文化共生 — multicultural coexistence (a key term in Japanese social policy)
- 多文化社会 — multicultural society
- 多文化教育 — multicultural education
- 多文化理解 — cross-cultural understanding
- 多文化主義 — multiculturalism
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 異文化 — foreign culture, cross-cultural (focuses on difference)
- 国際的 — international (broader scope)
- 多様性 — diversity (more general, not limited to culture)