Word Meaning 草莽

そうもう soumou

草莽 is read as そうもう (soumou) and means private citizen who opposed the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period.

Meaning

English

  1. private citizen who opposed the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period
  2. commoner
  3. humble subject
  4. grassy place
  5. bush

Reading

Kana

そうもう

Romaji

soumou

Writing Variants

  • 草莽 そうぼう soubou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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草原

そうげん

grassy field

草花

くさばな

flower

草木

そうもく

plants

草履

ぞうり

zori

くさ

ninja

草食

そうしょく

herbivorous

草地

くさち

grassland

草稿

そうこう

notes

草案

そうあん

draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)

草書

そうしょ

highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters)

草の根

くさのね

grassroots (e.g. of a political party)

草分け

くさわけ

pathfinder