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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of 草 (kusa, “grass”) + の (no, “of”) + 根 (ne, “root”), calque of English grass roots.
Pronunciation
Noun
草の根 • (kusa no ne)
- (idiomatic, politics) grass roots
- 草の根民主主義 ― kusa no ne minshu shugi ― grassroots democracy