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民衆文化 (みんしゅうぶんか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

民みん衆しゅう文ぶん化か

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Meanings

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noun

popular culture

Refers to the culture of the general populace, often contrasted with elite or high culture. Used in academic and everyday contexts.

日本にほんの民みん衆しゅう文ぶん化かは海かい外がいでも人にん気きがある。
Japanese popular culture is popular overseas as well.
この研けん究きゅうは江え戸ど時じ代だいの民

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This research focuses on the popular culture of the Edo period.

Kanji

民people, nation, subjects
衆masses, great numbers, multitude
文sentence, literature, style
化change, take the form of, influence

Similar words

大たい衆しゅう文ぶん化か
大衆文化 is a more common term for 'popular culture' or 'mass culture', often with a nuance of commercialized or media-driven culture. 民衆文化 can emphasize the culture of the common people in a historical or folk context.
民みん俗ぞく文ぶん化か
民俗文化 means 'folk culture', focusing on traditional customs, arts, and practices of a community. 民衆文化 is broader and can include modern popular culture.

Etymology

Compound of 民衆 (people, populace) and 文化 (culture). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.