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Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 俗

しょく
Freq #15236
1

Common noun

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world

Examples
ウチは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

Kanji in this Word

9 strokes
Frequency: 1610
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

vulgar
customs
manners
worldliness
mundane things

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゾク
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