also: ぞっけ · ぞくけ · ぞくき
vulgarity; worldliness; worldly ambition
Refers to a coarse, unrefined, or overly materialistic character; often used in literary or critical contexts to describe someone lacking spiritual or aesthetic depth.
There is no trace of vulgarity in his works.
I admire a way of life free from worldly ambition.
Standard kanji spelling; most common reading is ぞっき.
Alternate reading; less common than ぞっき.
Rare reading; ぞっき or ぞっけ are preferred.
Rare reading; ぞっき or ぞっけ are preferred.
Compound of 俗 (vulgar, worldly) and 気 (spirit, mood). The reading ぞっき is a contraction of ぞくき, with gemination common in Sino-Japanese compounds.