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    3. 俗語

    俗語

    俗ぞく語ご

    colloquialism

    KMT10News #43+1CoreNounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab23 strokes

    ぞくご

    Noun

    1.
    colloquialism, colloquial language, slang

    Stroke 0 / 23

    Speed1.0x

    これは俗ぞく語ごです。

    This is slang.

    KMT6Core Concepts
    若わか者ものの間あいだで新あたらしい俗ぞく語ごが生うまれている。

    New slang is emerging among young people.

    KMT10Core ConceptsDaily Life
    文ぶん学がく作さく品ひんに俗ぞく語ごを用もちいることで、登とう場じょう人じん物ぶつの個こ性せいを際きわ立だたせることができる。

    By using colloquialisms in literary works, the individuality of the characters can be highlighted.

    KMT10Core ConceptsLiterature
    俗ぞく語ごは、特とく定ていのコミュニティ内ないでのみ通つうじる言こと葉ばが多おおい。

    Many slang words are understood only within specific communities.

    KMT10Core ConceptsDaily Life
    公こう式しきな場ばでは俗ぞく語ごの使し用ようは避さけるべきだ。

    The use of slang should be avoided in formal settings.

    KMT10Core ConceptsDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    俗
    vulgar・customs・manners・worldliness・mundane things
    語
    かた.る・かた.らう…(1)
    word・speech・language
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