草の根
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 草 | 根 |
| くさ Grade: 1 |
ね Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 草 (kusa, “grass”) + の (no, “of”) + 根 (ne, “root”), calque of English grass roots.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]草の根 • (kusa no ne)
- (idiomatic, politics) grass roots
- 草の根民主主義 ― kusa no ne minshu shugi ― grassroots democracy
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