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

俗 ぞく
彼は会議で俗な冗談を避けた。

He avoided vulgar jokes in the meeting.

風俗 ふうぞく
日本の伝統的な風俗について学びました。

I learned about traditional Japanese customs.

俗世 ぞくせい
彼は修行のために俗世を離れた。

He left the secular world for his training.

出家 しゅっけ
彼は若くして俗世を離れ、出家した。

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

世俗 せぞく
世俗に染まらず、自らの信念を貫くことは容易ではない。

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

飄々 ひょうひょう
彼は世俗にこだわらず、飄々とした態度で毎日を過ごしている。

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

Example Vocabulary

俗

ぞく

vulgar; common; worldly

風俗

ふうぞく

custom; manners; public morals

俗に言う

ぞくにいう

低俗

ていぞく

俗世

ぞくせい

the secular world; this world; worldly life

俗物

ぞくぶつ

世俗

せぞく

worldly; secular; mundane; the common world

俗っぽい

ぞくっぽい

俗称

ぞくしょう

風俗店

ふうぞくてん

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