Entry
  1. Noun

    worldly affairs; everyday affairs; common cares; routine work; daily chores

    彼は俗事をかえりみず研究に没頭した。
    He applied himself to his study, without thought for his normal life.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness, mundane things

On
ゾク
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1610 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-2-7SKIP code
2a7.17The Kanji Dictionary
2826.8Four corner code
2177deroo
4fd7Unicode hex code
1-34-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
453Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
220New Nelson (John Haig)
104New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
119Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
79Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
88Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
968Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1042Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1498A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
776Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
544Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
695Morohashi
925A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1126Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1178Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
834sakade
1051Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1231Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1243Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
100Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
977Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
su2Pinyin reading
sogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Kun
ことつか.うつか.える
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
18 of 2500
Radical
hook
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-8-3SKIP code
0a8.15The Kanji Dictionary
5000.7Four corner code
1547deroo
4e8bUnicode hex code
1-27-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
272Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
71New Nelson (John Haig)
3567New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4384Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2220Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2986Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1156Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1240Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
768Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
73Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
241Morohashi
293A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
80Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
80Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
230sakade
108Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
309henshall3
300Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
10crowley
237Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
30Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1164Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level