9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness, mundane things

On'yomi
  • layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk) ②local manners ③common ④vulgar

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ゾク 100.0%

Character 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)

Common Words

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk) ②local manners ③common ④vulgar
worldly-minded person
worldly affairs
wordly things ②the world ③secularity
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References

Unicode hex code 4FD7
JIS X 0208 1-34-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 453
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 220
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 104
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 119
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 79
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1498
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 544
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 695
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1126
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1178
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 834
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1051
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1231
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1243
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 100
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 977
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a7.17
Four corner code 2826.8
De Roo Code 2177