# mingei

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A Japanese folk art movement focusing on inexpensive hand-made everyday items.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mingei