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Illustration of 民謡

民謡みんよう

みんよう min'you Play N2 Noun

日本各地で歌い継がれてきた、地域に根ざした歌。 folk song; popular song

Example 1

兄が民謡に興味を抱き始めたのは十二歳ごろだった。

My older brother started to take interest in Japanese folk songs when he was around 12 years old.

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Example 2

祖母は夕食のあと、故郷の民謡を歌ってくれた。

After dinner, my grandmother sang a folk song from her hometown for me.

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Kanji breakdown

民

N3

people; nation; subjects

On reading
ミン
Kun reading
たみ
Radical
氏

謡

N1

song; sing; ballad; noh chanting

On reading
ヨウ
Kun reading
うた.い、うた.う
Radical
言
Illustration of 歌謡
N2

かよう

song; ballad

Illustration of 民間
N2

みんかん

private; civilian; civil; popular; folk; unofficial

Illustration of 市民
N4

しみん

citizen

Illustration of 住民
N3

じゅうみん

citizens; inhabitants; residents; population

Illustration of 国民
N3

こくみん

national; people; citizen