草の根

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
くさ
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (くさ) (kusa, grass) + (no, of) + () (ne, root), calque of English grass roots.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟sa̠ no̞ ne̞]

Noun

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(くさ)() (kusa no ne

  1. (idiomatic, politics) grass roots
    (くさ)()(みん)(しゅ)(しゅ)()kusa no ne minshu shugigrassroots democracy