Japanese Word Entry
俗諺Kana: | ぞくげん |
Romaji: | zokugen |
Definition: | proverb, popular saying |
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Chinese characters used in this word
俗 | vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness, mundane things, social customs, unrefined |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄙㄨˊ (sú) |
Cantonese: | zuk6 |
Japanese: | ゾク (zoku) / ならわし (narawashi) |
Korean: | 속 (sog) |
Vietnamese: | tục |
諺 | proverb, maxim |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄧㄢˋ (yàn) |
Cantonese: | jin6 |
Japanese: | ゲン (gen) / ことわざ (kotowaza) |
Korean: | 언 (eon), 안 (an) |
Vietnamese: | ngạn |
Variants
Simplified Chinese form: | 谚 |