ぞく
俗

noun

  1. layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk), laity, man of the world, the world.
  2. local manners, modern customs.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の

  1. common, popular.
  2. vulgar, low.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぞく
俗
 俗 ぞく ✔
しょく
俗
 俗 しょく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

vulgar, customs, manners
ゾク (7th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
valley
たに　や　コク (2nd, N2)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)