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    3. 民話

    民話

    民みん話わ

    folk tale

    KMT7News #18+1CoreNoun, ParticleCulture & TraditionsLiteratureKanji Vocab18 strokes

    みんわ

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    folk tale, folktale, folk story, folklore

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    おばあちゃんが日に本ほんの古ふるい民みん話わを話はなしてくれました。

    My grandmother told me an old Japanese folk tale.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsLiterature
    その地ち域いきの民みん話わには、不ふ思し議ぎな生いき物ものがよく登とう場じょうします。

    Strange creatures often appear in the folk tales of that region.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsLiterature
    世せ界かい各かく地ちの民みん話わを比ひ較かくすると、共きょう通つうのテーマが見みつかることがあります。

    When comparing folk tales from around the world, common themes can sometimes be found.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsLiterature
    子こ供ども向むけの絵え本ほんには、有ゆう名めいな民みん話わがよく題だい材ざいとして使つかわれます。

    Famous folk tales are often used as themes for children's picture books.

    KMT7LiteratureEducation
    民みん話わ研けん究きゅうは、その土と地ちの歴れき史しや人ひと々びとの価か値ち観かんを理り解かいする上うえで重じゅう要ようです。

    The study of folk tales is important for understanding the history and values of a particular region's people.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsLiteratureHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    民
    たみ…(3)
    people・nation・subjects
    話
    はな.す・はなし…(1)
    tale・talk
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