Illustration: Along a residential shopping street after a brief shower, ordinary neighbours independently shake the water from their umbrellas before entering small shops. A delivery worker, an older shopper, and a parent all perform the same familiar motion at separate doorways.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

俗ぞく

zoku

common, popular

Often used as 俗に, meaning “commonly.” Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. そのため、この効果こうかのことを俗ぞくにウラシマ効果こうかと呼よんでいる。

    That is why this effect is commonly called the Urashima Effect.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 俗ぞくに『今昔物語こんじゃくものがたり』とも言いわれるが正ただしくは「集しゅう」が付つく。

    It is commonly called "Konjaku monogatari," but formally "shu" is attached to it.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. また、俗ぞくにワサビは金気かなけを嫌きらうので金きんおろしを使つかわないという。

    Also, it is commonly said that a grater made of metal should be avoided because of its incompatibility with wasabi.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 俗

  • 俗vulgar; customsOnゾク

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