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俗 means 'vulgar'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 1360   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-19    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 78 words   Used in 151 words   Used in 11 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ゾク
⿰   () man   valley  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 俗 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 俗 is used 150 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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ゾク : 142 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. manners; customs
2. sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
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ゾク (read as ぞっ) : 8 words FIND ALL
0
noun
popular view; laymen's opinion
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An additional 2 less common words include 俗 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 925  Joy o' Kanji : 925  Key to Kanji:

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ゾク    vulgar   
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コク   たに valley   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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