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民譚集 (みんだんしゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

民みん譚だん集しゅう

Meanings

1

noun

collection of folk stories

A book or compilation of traditional folk tales, legends, or oral narratives.

この民みん譚だん集しゅうには、この地ち域いきに伝つたわる昔むかし話ばなしがたくさん収おさめられている。
This collection of folk stories contains many traditional tales passed down in this region.

Kanji

民people, nation, subjects
譚talk
集gather, meet, congregate

Similar words

民みん話わ集しゅう
民話集 is a more common term for a collection of folk tales; 民譚集 is a rarer, more literary variant using 譚 (story, tale).

Etymology

Compound of 民 (people, folk) + 譚 (tale, story) + 集 (collection). The kanji 譚 is a less common variant of 話 (story), giving the word a literary or classical feel.