ぞく
Zoku
Also read: しょく
俗 (Zoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk), laity, man of the world, the world”.
Meanings
- nounlayman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world
- nounlocal manners; modern customs
- na-adjective, adjectival nouncommon; popular
- na-adjective, adjectival nounvulgar; low
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).