How to say worldly-minded in Japanese

俗っぽい【ぞくっぽいzokuppoi】 Inflection

adjective:

  • cheap (reading); vulgar; worldly-minded

Example Sentences

だがdaga、概ねoomune天皇tennouはha世俗sezoku権力kenryokuをwo追求tsuikyuuするsuruことなくkotonaku存続sonzokuしてshiteきたkitaようyouですdesu。
However, in general, it seems that the Emperors had continued without seeking worldly power.
「百八といえばtoieba煩悩bonnouのno数kazuだda」「お兄ちゃんoniichanはhaどんなdonna煩悩bonnouがgaあるaruのno？」「言ってitteもmoいいiiがga、検閲ken'etsu削除sakujoになるninaruぞzo」
"Talking about 108, that's the number of worldly passions." "What worldly passions have you got then?" "I could say, but it'll get censored out."
浮世ukiyoのno心配事shinpaigotoのnoないnai人hitoはhaないnai。
No one is free from worldly cares.
彼kareはha世俗的なsezokutekina成功seikouにはniha無関心mukanshinだda。
He is indifferent to worldly success.
彼kareはhaとてもtotemo世慣れているyonareteiruがga、まだmada非常にhijouni若いwakai人hitoですdesu。
Though he is so worldly-wise, he is still very young.

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