Word Meaning 俗説

ぞくせつ zokusetsu

俗説 is read as ぞくせつ (zokusetsu) and means common saying.

Meaning

English

  1. common saying
  2. popular version
  3. folklore
  4. tradition

Reading

Kana

ぞくせつ

Romaji

zokusetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 24116 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

通俗小説

つうぞくしょうせつ

popular novel

風俗小説

ふうぞくしょうせつ

novel depicting customs and manners of the day

ぞく

common

俗語

ぞくご

colloquialism

俗に

ぞくに

as slang

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

Example Sentences

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In Korea, there's a popular theory that says that: "If you eat a quarter of an Iceberg lettuce, you will fall asleep". Thus, amongst truck drivers in Korea, lettuce is known as something that should not be eaten before work.