Japanese symbol for “snobbery”

俗物根性

ぞくぶつこんじょう

Romaji: zokubutsukonjou

snobbery; snobbishness; philistinism; vulgar and ostentatious nature (disposition)

In Japanese, snobbery is 俗物根性, read ぞくぶつこんじょう (zokubutsukonjou).

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Meanings

adj-no, n snobbery; snobbishness; philistinism; vulgar and ostentatious nature (disposition)

Kanji and stroke order

俗

vulgar, customs, manners

on: ゾク

9 strokes · JLPT 1

物

thing, object, matter

on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-

8 strokes · JLPT 3

根

root, radical, head (pimple)

on: コン
kun: ね、-ね

10 strokes · JLPT 2

性

sex, gender, nature

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
風俗	ふうぞく fuuzoku	manners; customs
世俗	せぞく sezoku	worldly things; common customs; ordinary life
俗語	ぞくご zokugo	colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
民俗	みんぞく minzoku	folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
低俗	ていぞく teizoku	vulgar; lowbrow; coarse
習俗	しゅうぞく shuuzoku	manners and customs; folkways; usage
動物	どうぶつ doubutsu	animal
人物	じんぶつ jinbutsu	person; character; figure
屋根	やね yane	roof
女性	じょせい josei	woman; female

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