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民族学 (みんぞくがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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ethnology
Academic discipline that studies and compares human cultures, customs, and social structures. Often used in university course names and research contexts.
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They analyzed the ritual from an ethnological perspective.
Kanji 民 people, nation, subjects 学 study, learning, science Similar words 文ぶん 化か 人じん 類るい 学がく 文化人類学 (cultural anthropology) is closely related and often overlaps with 民族学, but 民族学 tends to emphasize comparative study of ethnic groups and their origins, while 文化人類学 focuses more broadly on cultural patterns and human behavior.
民みん 俗ぞく 学がく 民俗学 (folklore studies) examines the traditional customs, beliefs, and oral traditions of a specific people, often within one's own culture, whereas 民族学 compares multiple ethnic groups.
Etymology Compound of 民族 (みんぞく, 'ethnic group, people') and 学 (がく, 'study, -ology'). The term was coined in the Meiji period as a translation of Western 'ethnology'.
