The kanji 俗 primarily conveys the idea of "common," "ordinary," "vulgar," or "worldly." It often refers to things that are widely accepted, prevalent in society, or related to everyday life, as opposed to something refined, spiritual, or exceptional. It can also imply something that is commonplace or lacking in sophistication.

・On-yomi (音読み): ぞく (zoku) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, or not commonly used as a stand-alone kun-yomi.

⚫︎俗語 Translation: Slang, colloquialism ⚫︎世俗 Translation: The secular world, the world, worldliness ⚫︎俗っぽい Translation: Vulgar; common; tawdry

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The kanji 俗 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). It is composed of the semantic component 人 (nin, person) on the left side and the phonetic component 谷 (tani, valley) on the right side. The 人 component indicates that this kanji is related to humans. The 谷 component is used here primarily for its sound, ぞく (zoku). The original meaning may have been related to the common people living in the valley. Over time, the meaning broadened to encompass "common," "vulgar," and "worldly."