JLPT N1 · Noun

民族 (minzoku)

民族 (みんぞく, minzoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “people; race”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: みんぞく
Romaji: minzoku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos · noun

Example sentences

アジアにはたくさんの民族がいる。

There are many people in Asia.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 民族

people, nation, subjectsミン・たみ · 5 strokes

tribe, familyゾク · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 民族.

市民しみんcitizen (of a country)住民じゅうみんinhabitant国民こくみんpeople (of a country)農民のうみんfarmer民間みんかんprivate民主みんしゅdemocracy民謡みんようfolk song移民いみんimmigration庶民しょみんcommon people人民じんみんthe people民宿みんしゅくguest house民俗みんぞくfolk customs植民地しょくみんちcolony家族かぞくfamily

Source: JMdict entry 1604740 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.