JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 俗: "vulgar, customs, manners"
The kanji 俗 means "vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness, mundane things". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ゾク in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゾク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness, mundane things |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1610 of 2,501 |
Common words with 俗
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 俗layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world · local manners; modern customs
- 風俗manners; customs · public morals
- 低俗vulgar; lowbrow; coarse
- 俗に言うwhat is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
- 俗物worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine
- 世俗worldly things; common customs; ordinary life; popular taste · the world; the (common) people; the masses
- 俗っぽいvulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
- 民俗学folklore studies; folkloristics
- 俗称common name; popular name · secular name (of a Buddhist monk)
- 俗人person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person · ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
- 俗説common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
- 公序良俗public order and morals; social standards; public policy
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