俗 uncouth

(personleft) + 谷 (valley/Swamp Thing radical)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA

Onyomi

ZOKU

BANDITS(賊, pronounced "zoku")are known to behave uncouthly.

Mnemonic

The Swamp Thing is an uncouth person, always dripping slime on your moms.

Jukugo

風俗(ふうぞく)

the hooker biz ★★☆☆☆
風 (wind / the flu / style) + 俗 (uncouth) = 風俗 (the hooker biz)

the hooker biz, (BOOBOO: as opposed to 水商売 (みずしょうばい), which encompasses the hostess-biz, hooker-biz and general nightlife-biz.)

俗(ぞく) にXXX

'to put it in slang terms,XXX' ★★☆☆☆

'to put it in slang terms,XXX' . 'commonly,'as in 'your mom, commonly known as 'Big Bertha,'...)

民俗(みんぞく)

folk ★★☆☆☆
民 (folk) + 俗 (uncouth) = 民俗 (folk)

old-school folk customs or music.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
裕 abundant DUCKY
欲 want LACK 欠
俗 uncouth PERSON 人

DUCKIES are abundant around here.

I want what I LACK.

PEOPLE are uncouth sometimes.

Synonyms

the general public
大衆    公衆    民俗    民族    庶民