迷信 (めいしん) Japanese meaning | KotomoraThere are many superstitions in Japan.
Usage patterns
〈事〉は迷信だ〈something〉 is just a superstition
The idea that whistling at night calls snakes is just a superstition.
迷信を信じるto believe in a superstition
My grandmother still believes in old superstitions.
迷信にとらわれるto be bound by superstition
He hesitated to move into the new house, held back by superstition.
迷信を打ち破るto break down / overcome a superstition
The development of science has broken down many superstitions.
