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草の根
Hiragana
くさのね
Noun
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
草が生えている根元や根の部分。転じて、物事の最も基礎となる部分や、一般の人々・民衆の層を指す。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ふつうの人たちがしたからおこす、ちいさな力をあつめたうごき
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
草根；基层民众 / 社会或组织的最基础层级 / 民间自发的力量（如草根运动）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
草根階層 / 基層民眾 / 草根運動
Korean Meaning
풀뿌리 / 기층 대중 / 지역 기반 대중
Vietnamese Meaning
quần chúng cơ sở / cấp cơ sở (trong chính trị) / phong trào cơ sở
Tagalog Meaning
batayang antas ng pamayanan / karaniwang mamamayan sa lokal na antas / pinakailalim na antas ng pulitika
Sense（1）
(idiomatic, politics) grass roots
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（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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草の根
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He was elected mayor through a grassroots movement.
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彼は草の根運動を通じて市長に選ばれました。
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