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Minzoku
is a Japanese word meaning an ethnic group, a nation, a race, or even a combination of all these. A Japanese dictionary defines
minzoku
as “(1) a social group sharing many common characteristics in race, language, culture, religion, etc.; (2) a social group sharing a territory, an economy and a fate and forming a state. A nation” (Umesao et al. 1989).
Minzoku
is one of the many modern Japanese words coined in the westernizing Meiji era (1868–1911) on the basis of original western concepts.
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Minzoku
is a Japanese word meaning an ethnic group, a nation, a race, or even a combination of all these.
A Japanese dictionary defines
minzoku
as “(1) a social group sharing many common characteristics in race, language, culture, religion, etc.
; (2) a social group sharing a territory, an economy and a fate and forming a state.
A nation” (Umesao et al.
1989).
Minzoku
is one of the many modern Japanese words coined in the westernizing Meiji era (1868–1911) on the basis of original western concepts.
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