草の根

草の根

Japanese

Kanji in this term
草	根
くさ Grade: 1	ね Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 草(くさ) (kusa, “grass”) + の (no, “of”) + 根(ね) (ne, “root”), calque of English grass roots.

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝsa̠ no̞ ne̞]

Noun

草(くさ)の根(ね) • (kusa no ne) 

1. (idiomatic, politics) grass roots

   草(くさ)の根(ね)民(みん)主(しゅ)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) ― kusa no ne minshu shugi ― grassroots democracy