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民族誌学 (minzokushigaku) Japanese meaning: ethnography | Kotomora

民みん族ぞく誌し学がく

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Meanings

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Academic term for the systematic study and description of individual cultures.

彼かれは民みん族ぞく誌し学がくの手しゅ法ほうでその村むらの生せい活かつを

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He recorded the life of the village using ethnographic methods.

Kanji

民people, nation, subjects
族tribe, family
誌document, records
学study, learning, science

Related words

民みん族ぞく学がく
民族学 is a broader term for ethnology, the comparative study of cultures, while 民族誌学 specifically refers to the descriptive study of a single culture.
文ぶん化か人じん類るい学がく
文化人類学 (cultural anthropology) is a wider field that includes ethnography as a research method.

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民みん族ぞく誌し+学がく

Etymology

Compound of 民族 (ethnic group) + 誌 (record, description) + 学 (study). The term is a direct translation of the Western academic concept of ethnography.