How to say superstition in Japanese

めいしんmeishin Inflection

noun / ~の noun / ~する noun:

  • superstition; superstitious belief

Example Sentences

どこdokono迷信meishinyoそれsore」「庶民shominno知恵chiewo言ってitteくれkure
"Where's that superstition from?" "Call it folk wisdom."
kareha13ga不吉なfukitsunakazudaというtoiu迷信meishinwo信じているshinjiteiru
He believes in the superstition that 13 is an unlucky number.
watashiha愚かなorokana迷信meishinなどnado信じないshinjinai
I have no faith in a silly superstition.
そんなsonnaばかげたbakageta迷信meishinhaもうmou存在sonzaiしないshinai
Such a ridiculous superstition no longer exists.
そのsono迷信meishinha彼らのkareranomadeimaなおnao残っているnokotteiru
This superstition still lingers on among them.

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