noun
Refers to a group of people sharing common culture, language, history, or ancestry. Often used in academic, political, and everyday contexts. 'Ethnos' is a technical anthropological term.
日本は単一民族国家だと言われることがある。
Japan is sometimes said to be a mono-ethnic nation.
少数民族の文化を守ることは大切だ。
It is important to protect the cultures of ethnic minorities.