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

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

Reading

Kana

そうぼう

Romaji

soubou

Writing Variants

  • 草莽 そうもう soumou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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草原

くさはら

grassy field

草花

そうか

flower

草木

くさき

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