Kanji

俗

vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness, mundane things

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゾク

Nanori (Name Reading)

みち, よ

Common Readings

ゾク

Example sentences

風俗 ふうぞく
日本 伝統的 風俗 について 学びました

I learned about traditional Japanese customs.

俗世 ぞくせい
修行 ため 俗世 離れた

He left the secular world for his training.

出家 しゅっけ
若くして 俗世 離れ 出家した

He decided to leave the secular world and become a monk at a young age.

世俗 せぞく
世俗 染まらず 自ら 信念 貫く こと 容易ではない

It is not easy to remain untainted by the world and stick to one's beliefs.

飄々 ひょうひょう
世俗 こだわらず 飄々 した 態度 毎日 過ごしている

He lives his life in an aloof manner, unconcerned with worldly conventions.

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