低俗(ていぞく)

ていぞく
na-adjective
vulgar; lowbrow; tasteless
descriptive
1. vulgar; lowbrow; tasteless; crude
Lacking refinement, taste, or intellectual substance. Used to criticize entertainment, humor, or behavior that appeals to base instincts or lacks cultural value.
低俗(ていぞく)な番組(ばんぐみ)が多(おお)い。
There are a lot of lowbrow programs.
あの雑誌(ざっし)は低俗(ていぞく)な記事(きじ)ばかりだ。
That magazine is full of nothing but trashy articles.
低俗(ていぞく)な冗談(じょうだん)で場(ば)の雰囲気(ふんいき)が悪(わる)くなった。
A crude joke ruined the atmosphere.

Strongly negative evaluation word. Common collocations: 低俗(ていぞく)な番組(ばんぐみ) (trashy TV show), 低俗(ていぞく)な内容(ないよう) (crude/vulgar content), 低俗(ていぞく)な趣味(しゅみ) (lowbrow taste). The opposite is 高尚(こうしょう) (refined, noble). Compare with 下品(げひん) (vulgar in manners) — 低俗(ていぞく) focuses more on intellectual or cultural lack of quality, while 下品(げひん) focuses on manners and behavior.

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Compare: 低次元 (low-dimensional)
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Added 2026.3.23 21:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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