民みん芸げい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

folk craft; folk art

Refers to traditional, regional handmade crafts and art forms, often utilitarian, associated with the Mingei movement.

〈場ば所しょ〉の民みん芸げいthe folk crafts characteristic of a particular region
沖おき縄なわの民みん芸げいには南なん国ごくらしい色いろ使づかいが見みられる。
Okinawa's folk crafts show colors typical of a southern island.
民みん芸げいを守まもるto preserve a folk craft tradition
この村むらでは昔むかしからの民みん芸げいを守まもり続つづけている。
This village has continued to preserve its traditional folk crafts.
民みん芸げい調ちょうの〈物もの〉something styled after folk craft aesthetics
このカフェは民みん芸げい調ちょうの家か具ぐで飾かざられている。
This café is decorated with folk-craft-style furniture.

工こう芸げいN2
工芸 is the broad term for arts and crafts in general, while 民芸 specifically refers to traditional folk crafts made by ordinary people for everyday use.

民みん具ぐ
民具 refers to traditional everyday implements and tools used by common people, whereas 民芸 covers folk crafts and art with an aesthetic or artistic dimension.
民みん謡ようN2
民謡 sounds similar to 民芸 and shares the 民- prefix but means folk song, not folk craft or art.

Compound of 民 (people) and 芸 (art, craft). The term was popularized in the early 20th century by the Mingei movement.