風俗

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 風俗 is read as ふうぞく and is a noun for the customs and ways of life of a region or period.
• Basic usage: Recording regional customs appears in 各地の風俗を記録する, while old village customs remaining appears in 古い村の風俗が残る.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Recorded subject and surviving tradition
  • It can be a subject of documentation or a surviving tradition.
• Difference from 習慣
  • 風俗 focuses on group customs rather than an individual habit.