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俗信 (ぞくしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

俗ぞく信しん

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Meanings

1

folk belief; popular superstition

Refers to traditional, often unscientific beliefs or superstitions passed down among common people.

日本にほんには多おおくの俗ぞく信しんがある。
There are many folk beliefs in Japan.

Kanji

俗vulgar, customs, manners
信faith, truth, fidelity

Related words

迷めい信しんN2
俗信 is a more neutral, academic term for folk beliefs handed down through tradition, while 迷信 carries a negative connotation of irrationality.

Etymology

Compound of 俗 (ぞく, 'common, popular') and 信 (しん, 'belief'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used to describe folk beliefs and superstitions.

その俗ぞく信しんは科か学がく的てきに証しょう明めいされていない。

That folk belief has not been scientifically proven.