Word details

草莽

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 草莽.

Dictionary

Entry

草莽うもううぼうNounFreq #100372
1

Formal or literary term

commoner; humble subject

2

Historical term

private citizen who opposed the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period

3

Obsolete term

grassy place; bush

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

9 strokesFrequency 967JLPT N2Grade 1

On

ソウ

Kun

くさくさ--ぐさ

Nanori

grass, grassy field

11 strokes

On

ボウモウ

Kun

くさ

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