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min'yō
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Min'yō
Min'yō (民謡), Nihon min'yō, Japanese min'yō or Japanese folk music is a genre of traditional Japanese music.
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Min'yō
Min'yō is a genre of traditional Japanese music. The term is a translation of the German word "Volkslied" and has only been in use during the twentieth century. Japanese traditional designations referring to more or less the same genre include "inaka bushi" "inaka buri", "hina uta" and the like, but for most of the people who sang such songs they were simply "uta". The term min'yō is now sometimes also used to refer to traditional songs of other countries, though a preceding adjective is needed: Furansu min'yō = French folk song; for this reason, many sources in Japanese also feel the need to preface the term with "Nihon": Nihon min'yō = Japanese [traditional] folk song. Many min'yō are connected to forms of work or to specific trades and were originally sung between work or for specific jobs. Other min'yō function simply as entertainment, as dance accompaniment, or as a components of religious rituals. Min'yō are also distinct depending on the area of Japan, with each area boasting its own favorite songs and styles. The songs found in the far northern island of Hokkaidō and sung by the Ainu people are usually excluded from the category of min'yō. In the far south, distinct genres of min'yō, differing in scale structure, language and textual forms, have developed as well.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of min'yō in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of min'yō in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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