民みん族ぞく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

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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.

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国こく民みんN3

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.

人じん種しゅN3

人種 focuses on biological or physical racial classification, whereas 民族 is broader and centers on shared culture, language, and history.

種しゅ族ぞく

民族 is the everyday, modern word for an ethnic nation or people, while 種族 sounds broader and can feel anthropological or fictional.

エスニック

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.

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部ぶ族ぞく
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.
国こく籍せきN2
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

氏し族ぞく

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.

部ぶ族ぞく

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.

民みん俗ぞくN1

民俗 refers to the customs and traditions of a people, while 民族 (same pronunciation) refers to an ethnic group or nation itself.

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