vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness

About this kanji

The kanji 俗 primarily means "vulgar" or refers to customs and manners. It is typically used in nouns rather than verbs. You might encounter it in compounds like 俗語 (ぞくご), which means "colloquialism," referring to informal language often used in everyday conversation. Another example is 風俗 (ふうぞく), meaning "manners" or "customs," often related to social behavior. Additionally, 民俗 (みんぞく) translates to "folk customs," referring to traditional practices of a community. One important note is that this kanji can sometimes carry a connotation of being mundane or everyday, contrasting with more noble or refined ideas.

Example sentences

• 彼は俗世間のことを気にしない。

  He doesn't care about the mundane world.

Meanings across languages

English

vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness, mundane things

Tiếng Việt

phàm tục

日本語

俗

한국어

속세

中文

世俗

id

kasar, adat, sopan santun, hal duniawi

th

หยาบคาย, ประเพณี, มารยาท, ความพื้นฐาน

es

vulgar, costumbres, modales, mundano

fr

vulgaire, coutumes, manières, mondain

de

vulgär, Sitten, Manieren, Weltlichkeit

pt

vulgar, costumes, maneiras, mundano

Common compounds

• 俗語ぞくごcolloquialism, colloquial language, slang
• 風俗ふうぞくmanners, customs, public morals
• 民俗みんぞくfolk customs, folkways, ethnic customs
• 通俗的つうぞくてきpopular, common, commonplace
• 世俗せぞくworldly things, common customs, ordinary life
• 俗にぞくにcommonly (called, said, etc.), popularly, colloquially
• 公序良俗こうじょりょうぞくpublic order and morals, social standards, public policy
• 風俗営業ふうぞくえいぎょうbusinesses offering food and entertainment, cabaret, club, gambling and restaurant businesses, sex industry