Meaning of popular in Japanese

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Definition of popular

ポピュラー(popyuraa)
  1. (adj-na, n) popular
  1. (adj-na) popular; typical; general

    彼らは一般的な若者です。
    They are typical young people.

  1. (adj-na) popular; folk; plebian; working class

    彼の庶民的な経歴は前任者のそれと似ている。
    His humble background parallels that of his predecessor.

せぞく(sezoku) · せいぞく(seizoku) 世俗

世俗 Kanji Details

  1. (n, adj-no) common customs; worldliness; vulgar; popular; the world; the common people

    気違いじみた愚かな世俗の競争から逃れたい。
    I want to get away from the rat race.

  2. secularity
  1. (adj-na) popular

    それはこの国でもっとも盛んなスポーツだった。
    It was the most popular sport in this country.

  2. prosperous
  3. enthusiastic

    あの人達はさかんに麻雀を楽しんでいた。
    They indulged in mahjong.

  4. energetic; vigorous

    テレビで盛んに新車の宣伝をしている。
    The company is promoting a new car on TV.

ぞく(zoku) · しょく(shoku)

俗 Kanji Details

  1. (n) layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world

    ウチは俗に言うシングルマザーの家庭だ。父親の顔を僕は知らない。
    We're what they colloquially call a single mother family. I haven't seen my father's face.

  2. local manners; modern customs
  3. (adj-na, adj-no) common; popular
  4. vulgar; low
  1. (n, adj-no) appealing to the public; popular
  1. (adj-na, n, adj-no) popular; common
  1. (n, adj-no) private; civilian; civil; popular; folk; unofficial
  1. (adj-t, adv-to) dense (vegetation); thick
  2. prominent; popular
  3. gloomy (mood)
もてもて(motemote) · モテモテ(motemote) 持て持て

持 Kanji Details

  1. (adj-na) sexy; popular; well-liked →Related words: モテる
  1. (adj-no) popular; general (public)
  1. (exp, adj-i) influential; powerful; popular; prosperous (when modifying a noun); doing well →Related words: 羽振り , 羽振りのいい

    彼女は昔羽振りが良かったに違いない。
    She must have seen better days.

  1. (adj-i) powerful; influential; prosperous; popular →Related words: 羽振りがいい
  1. (adj-na) popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked

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