ITS KANJI
IN A SENTENCE
彼は俗に言う天才だ。
He is what people commonly call a genius.
written for Tangoya
IN OTHER SENTENCES
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.
from Tatoeba · bunbuku
MEANINGS
3
common; popular
adjectival noun · takes の
TANGOYA ASKS
1
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world
noun
2
local manners; modern customs
noun
4
vulgar; low
adjectival noun · takes の
SOUNDS THE SAME
族tribe; clan; bandぞく · not in tangoya
賊thief; robber; burglarぞく · not in tangoya
属genusぞく · not in tangoya
DETAILS
Kind単漢字, single kanji
Frequency#7,818 most used
Written俗 only
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium