Word Meaning 俗に言う

ぞくにいう zoku ni iu

俗に言う is read as ぞくにいう (zoku ni iu) and means to be commonly referred to as.

Meaning

English

  1. to be commonly referred to as
  2. as people say
  3. as the saying is
  4. they say

Reading

Kana

ぞくにいう

Romaji

zoku ni iu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 113467 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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俗言

ぞくげん

colloquial language

ぞく

common

俗語

ぞくご

colloquialism

俗に

ぞくに

as slang

俗説

ぞくせつ

common saying

俗談平話

ぞくだんへいわ

conversation on worldly affairs

俗世間

ぞくせけん

ordinary world

俗文学

ぞくぶんがく

popular literature

俗文体

ぞくぶんたい

colloquial language style

俗世界

ぞくせかい

everyday world

俗物根性

ぞくぶつこんじょう

snobbery

俗物的

ぞくぶつてき

materialistic