Word Meaning 草莽
そうぼう
soubou
草莽 is read as そうぼう (soubou) and means private citizen who opposed the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period.
Meaning
English
- private citizen who opposed the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period
- commoner
- humble subject
- grassy place
- bush
Reading
Kana
そうぼう
Romaji
soubou
Writing Variants
- 草莽 そうもう soumou