Kanji 民 people, nation, subjects Related words· 6 国民 refers to the citizens of a nation-state in a political/civic sense, while 民族 emphasizes a group's shared ethnicity, culture, or ancestry regardless of national borders.
人種 focuses on biological or physical racial classification, whereas 民族 is broader and centers on shared culture, language, and history.
民族 is the everyday, modern word for an ethnic nation or people, while 種族 sounds broader and can feel anthropological or fictional.
民族 is a native Japanese word meaning 'ethnic group' or 'people', used in formal or academic contexts, while エスニック is a loanword with a fashionable, cultural nuance often describing style or atmosphere.
Show 2 more Show fewer 民族 refers to a larger ethnic group united by language and shared history, while 部族 denotes a smaller, often traditional subgroup within such a people.
国籍 is a legal status recognized by a state, whereas 民族 is a cultural or ethnic identity that may not match one's country of citizenship.
Don't confuse with 民族 means an ethnic group or people sharing culture and language on a national scale, while 氏族 refers to a smaller kinship group tied by common ancestry; the two are easily confused because they share the kanji 族 .
民族 and 部族 are often confused because both mean a group of people, but 民族 is the larger ethnic nation while 部族 is a smaller tribal subdivision of it.
民俗 refers to the customs and traditions of a people, while 民族 (same pronunciation) refers to an ethnic group or nation itself.
Word family· 49 Show 5 more Show fewer ethnic history; history of a people
ethnology
ethnic characteristics; national traits
folk costume; national costume; traditional dress
ethnic; racial; national
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Etymology Compound of 民 (people) and 族 (tribe, clan). The term was coined in the Meiji period to translate Western concepts such as 'nation' and 'ethnic group'.
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