民謡 (みんよう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

民謡 (みんよう) means folk song / traditional song.

See example sentences below.

民謡 at a glance

民謡

みんようmin'you

N2noun

folk song / traditional song

民謡みんようmin'youN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

folk song / traditional song

Example 1

民謡を聞くのが好きです。

Translation

I like listening to folk songs.

Example 2

地元の祭りで民謡を歌いました。

Translation

I sang a folk song at the local festival.