卑俗

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 卑俗. Reading: ひぞく. Core meaning: vulgar; coarse.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 評論ではその表現が卑俗だと指摘されている / 編集者は卑俗な言葉を穏やかな表現に改めた.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Register and decorum
  • Use 卑俗 to judge language or expression as vulgar and lacking refinement. Unlike 卑下, belittling oneself, it evaluates the register or taste of an expression.