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俗 = 亻 + 谷

俗 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “vulgar”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 谷 (valley). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1042.

Keyword
vulgar
RTK frame
1042
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゾク
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
вульгарный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
俗 social customs

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 谷 valley

How to find 俗 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “valley”. 俗 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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