Japanese symbol for “ethnography”
民族誌
みんぞくし
Romaji: minzokushi
ethnography
In Japanese, ethnography is 民族誌, read みんぞくし (minzokushi).
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Meanings
- n ethnography
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ethnography”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 民族誌学 | みんぞくしがく minzokushigaku | ethnography |
| エスノグラフィー | エスノグラフィー esunogurafii | ethnography |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
| 市民 | しみん shimin | citizen (of a country); citizenry |
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant; resident; citizen |
| 民間 | みんかん minkan | private; non-governmental; non-official |
| 民主 | みんしゅ minshu | democracy; popular sovereignty |
| 民族 | みんぞく minzoku | people; race; nation |
| 家族 | かぞく kazoku | family |
| 貴族 | きぞく kizoku | nobility; aristocracy; peerage |
| 雑誌 | ざっし zasshi | magazine; journal; periodical |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ethnography”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.