低 俗(ていぞく)

ていぞく

na-adjective

vulgar; lowbrow; tasteless

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.

A strongly negative evaluation, used mainly of entertainment, media and humor.

Common collocations

低俗(ていぞく)な番組(ばんぐみ): a trashy TV show
低俗(ていぞく)な内容(ないよう): crude content
低俗(ていぞく)な趣味(しゅみ): lowbrow taste

Similar words

下品(げひん): vulgar — about manners and behavior; 低俗(ていぞく) is about a lack of intellectual or cultural quality
高尚(こうしょう): refined, highbrow — the opposite

Related Words

Compare: 低次元 (low-dimensional)

Compare: 下品(げひん) (vulgar)

Antonym: 高尚(こうしょう) (refined, highbrow)

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Added 2026.3.23 21:10 · Revised 2026.9.30 18:13

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