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生活文化 (せいかつぶんか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生せい活かつ文ぶん化か

Meanings

1

noun

culture of everyday life; lifestyle culture

Refers to the customs, practices, and material culture of daily living, often in contrast to high culture or specialized fields.

この博はく物ぶつ館かんでは、江え戸ど時じ代だいの生せい活かつ文ぶん化かを紹しょう介かいしています。
This museum introduces the culture of everyday life in the Edo period.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
活lively, resuscitation, being helped
文sentence, literature, style
化

change, take the form of, influence

Similar words

文ぶん化か
文化 is a broader term for 'culture' in general, while 生活文化 specifically focuses on the culture of daily life.
生せい活かつ様よう式しき
生活様式 means 'lifestyle' or 'way of living', emphasizing patterns of behavior, whereas 生活文化 includes the cultural aspects and artifacts of daily life.

Etymology

Compound of 生活 (seikatsu, 'daily life') and 文化 (bunka, 'culture').