民謡

みんよう
min'you

folk song, popular song

What does 民謡 mean?

民謡 is a Japanese noun meaning “folk song, popular song” in English. It is written as 民謡 in kanji, みんよう in hiragana, and min'you in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Words sharing kanji with 民謡

民
国民
こくみん
national, people, citizen
市民
しみん
citizen
住民
じゅうみん
inhabitants, residents
謡
歌謡
かよう
song, ballad
歌謡曲
かようきょく
Japanese popular music (a Showa era genre)
童謡
どうよう
children's song, nursery rhyme

More JLPT N2 words

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false accusations
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a nun (formal term)
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each, every (prefix)
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nuclear reactor core
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point of spear
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ear of rice
～号～ごう～gou
counter for magazine issues, number
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lost property