Etymology

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Today it means: A Japanese folk art movement focusing on inexpensive hand-made everyday items. Full definition →

Japanese 民衆的な工芸
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  1. Japanese · derived from民衆的な工芸
  2. English todaymingei

Japanese 民衆的な工芸, “hand-crafted art of ordinary people”.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.