Vocabulary

What does 民俗 (みんぞく, minzoku) mean?

民俗 (みんぞく, minzoku) means folk customs, folklore.

Quick facts
Readingみんぞく
Romajiminzoku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
みんぞく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonminzoku

folk customs, folklore

  1. 1noun folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs

Example sentences

  • I saw old tools at the folklore museum.

  • This area has unique folk events.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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