俗 ぞく layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk) #24,117 Meanings ぞく · しょく noun layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world local manners; modern customs na-adjective, takes の common; popular vulgar; low Its kanji 俗 ゾク vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness, mundane things