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俗悪 (ぞくあく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

俗ぞく悪あく

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Meanings

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na-adjective, noun

vulgar; coarse; lowbrow

Describes something in poor taste, lacking refinement, or appealing to base instincts. Often used for entertainment, speech, or behavior.

彼かれの冗じょう談だんは俗ぞく悪あくで、聞きいていて不ふ快かいだった。
His jokes were vulgar and unpleasant to listen to.
その番ばん組ぐみは俗ぞく悪あくな内ない容ようで

Kanji

俗vulgar, customs, manners
悪bad, vice, rascal

Similar words

下げ品ひん
下品 is more common and directly means 'crude' or 'vulgar' in everyday speech. 俗悪 emphasizes a lack of refinement and is somewhat more formal or critical.
低てい俗ぞく
低俗 also means 'vulgar' or 'lowbrow', but 俗悪 carries a stronger nuance of moral or aesthetic coarseness.

Etymology

Compound of 俗 (ぞく, 'common, vulgar') and 悪 (あく, 'bad, evil'). The combination suggests something that is both common and morally or aesthetically bad.

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The program was criticized for its lowbrow content.