# 俗 — common customs; worldly

俗 means “common customs; worldly”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ゾク (zoku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 俗 (zoku, “layman; laity”).

- Meaning: common customs; worldly
- On'yomi: ゾク (zoku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Society 2

## How to remember 俗

Parts: 亻 person · 谷 valley

## Words with 俗

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 俗 | ぞく (zoku) | layman; laity |
| 俗に | ぞくに (zokuni) | commonly; popularly |

## Don't confuse it with

[谷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/valley/) · [欲](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/desire/) · [浴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bathe/) · [裕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ample/)

## More in the “Society 2” set

[庶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/commoner/) · [班](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/work-group/) · [俗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/common-customs/) · [宴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/banquet/) · [隷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slave/) · [蛮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/barbarian/) · [謁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/audience-with-a-ruler/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/common-customs/. Last updated 2026-11-01.