Word Meaning 草の根

くさのね kusa no ne

草の根 is read as くさのね (kusa no ne) and means grassroots (e.g. of a political party).

Meaning

English

grassroots (e.g. of a political party)
rank and file
roots of grass
places hidden from sight

Reading

Kana

くさのね

Romaji

kusa no ne

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 14319 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

草屋根

くさやね

thatched roof

草根

そうこん

grass roots

草の根運動

くさのねうんどう

grass-roots movement

草の根を分けて探す

くさのねをわけてさがす

to search every square inch

草根木皮

そうこんぼくひ

roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine

草の根ネット

くさのねねっと

grassroots network

草の根民主主義

くさのねみんしゅしゅぎ

grass-roots democracy

根無し草

ねなしぐさ

duckweed

宿根草

しゅっこんそう

perennial plant

車葉衝羽根草

くるまばつくばねそう

Paris verticillata (flowering plant closely related to herb Paris)

衝羽根草

つくばねそう

Paris tetraphylla (flowering plant closely related to herb Paris)

草団子

くさだんご

mugwort-flavored rice dumpling (flavoured)

Example Sentences

この企画にぴったりのライターを、草の根分けてでも探しだして欲しい。

I want you to search high and low for a writer who's just right for this project. Leave no stone unturned.