Lingaku- commoner; humble subjectformal or literary term
- private citizen who opposed the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu periodhistorical term
- grassy place; bushobsolete term
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- commoner; humble subject
- private citizen who opposed the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period
- grassy place; bush
This meaning refers to an ordinary person or citizen, often contrasting with those of noble or official status. It can imply humility and a lack of power or privilege.
This usage refers specifically to individuals who resisted the ruling government, showing active political engagement and opposition during a significant historical period in Japan.
The common citizens who opposed the Tokugawa shogunate rose up in search of a new era.
Many private citizens rebelled against the shogunate.
This meaning denotes a physical location or natural feature often associated with wild growth and natural vegetation.
Generated collocations (experimental)
そうもう草莽のしし志士きごう(そうもうのししきごう)patriotic commoners who opposed the shogunateそうもう草莽のひとびと人々きごう(そうもうのひとびときごう)common peopleそうもう草莽をとる取るきごう(そうもうをとるきごう)to take the humble pathそうもう草莽としていきる生きるきごう(そうもうとしていきるきごう)to live as a commonerそうもう草莽ぶんか文化きごう(そうもうぶんかきごう)commoner cultureそうもう草莽のこえ声きごう(そうもうのこえきごう)the voice of the common peopleそうもう草莽のりそう理想きごう(そうもうのりそうきごう)ideals of commonersそうもう草莽にかんしゃ感謝するきごう(そうもうにかんしゃするきごう)to express gratitude to commonersそうもう草莽のかぞく家族きごう(そうもうのかぞくきごう)family of a commonerそうもう草莽のれきし歴史きごう(そうもうのれきしきごう)history of the commoners
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)