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風俗 (ふうぞく): manners, customs; sex industry — Japanese vocabulary

風俗 is read ふうぞく and means "manners, customs; sex industry". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

風俗

Reading
ふうぞく · fuuzoku
Translation
manners, customs; sex industry
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ふうぞくが

Example

その地方ではその古い風俗がなお存続している。

そのちほうではそのふるいふうぞくがなおそんぞくしている。

The old custom is still kept up in that district.

Kanji in this word

  • 風 — wind, style
  • 俗 — custom, vulgar

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