草の根 くさのね roots of grass #5,031 Meanings expression, noun roots of grass idiom grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file idiom, as in 〜を分けて（も）探す places hidden from sight Its kanji 草 ソウ · くさ、くさ-、-ぐさ grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft 根 コン · ね、-ね root, radical, head (pimple)