民謡

See also: 民謠 and 民谣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
民	謡
みん Grade: 4	よう Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
民謠 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Calque of German Volkslied.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みんよー [mìń'yóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mʲĩɰ̃jo̞ː]

Noun

民(みん)謡(よう) • (min'yō) 

1. folk song (of the ordinary people)

See also

• フォークソング (fōku songu): folk song (of the modern "folk music" genre)