草莽

そうもう

Also written そうぼう

Meanings

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

Kanji

• 草 grass. Read as ソウ.
• 莽 grass; grassy field. Read as モウ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists