Word Meaning 草木もなびく

くさきもなびく kusakimonabiku

草木もなびく is read as くさきもなびく (kusakimonabiku) and means to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority.

Meaning

English

  1. to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority
  2. to be drawn (en masse) to something attractive
  3. even the plants yield

Reading

Kana

くさきもなびく

Romaji

kusakimonabiku

Writing Variants

  • 草木も靡く くさきもなびく kusaki mo nabiku

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb Rank 119613 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

草木

そうもく

plants

草木染め

くさきぞめ

dyeing with vegetable dyes

草根木皮

そうこんもくひ

roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine

草木も眠る丑三つ時

くさきもねむるうしみつどき

dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

山川草木

さんせんそうもく

nature

一木一草

いちぼくいっそう

a single tree or blade of grass

木草

きくさ

trees and grass

草原

そうげん

grassy field

草花

くさばな

flower

くさ

ninja

草食

そうしょく

herbivorous

草地

くさち

grassland