Word details
俗
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 俗.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Common noun
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world
Examples
ウチは俗に言うシングルマザーの家庭だ。父親の顔を僕は知らない。
We're what they colloquially call a single mother family. I haven't seen my father's face.
2
Common noun
local manners; modern customs
3
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
common; popular
4
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
vulgar; low
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
俗
vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness, mundane things
9 strokesFrequency 1,610JLPT N1Grade 8
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