noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
1.laity; man of the world; the world; layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
2.local manners; modern customs
nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
3.common; popular
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
4.vulgar; low