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jmdict 1401920 Active (id: 2064844)
草の根 [news1,nf09]
くさのね [news1,nf09]
1. [exp,n]
▶ roots of grass
▶ [fig] places hidden from sight
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2841226 草の根を分けて探す 1. to search every square inch; to search high and low
2. [exp,n]
▶ grassroots (e.g. of a political party)
▶ rank and file
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2845876 グラスルーツ 1. grass roots (of society); grassroots



History:
2. A 2020-04-15 22:21:12  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr, gg5
  Comments:
I don't think that figurative meaning is used much outside of 草の根を分けて探す.
  Diff:
@@ -17 +17 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="2841226">草の根を分けて探す・くさのねをわけてさがす</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2841226">草の根を分けて探す</xref>
@@ -19 +19 @@
-<gloss g_type="fig">something hidden from sight</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="fig">places hidden from sight</gloss>
@@ -24,2 +24,2 @@
-<gloss>grassroots</gloss>
-<gloss>rank and file (e.g. in a political party)</gloss>
+<gloss>grassroots (e.g. of a political party)</gloss>
+<gloss>rank and file</gloss>
1. A* 2020-04-14 06:43:52  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr, GG5 (both split)
  Comments:
There's a Tanaka sentence for each of these senses. The 2nd gloss of sense 1 could possibly go in its own sense.
  Diff:
@@ -16,0 +17,7 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="2841226">草の根を分けて探す・くさのねをわけてさがす</xref>
+<gloss>roots of grass</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="fig">something hidden from sight</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
@@ -18,2 +25 @@
-<gloss>rank and file</gloss>
-<gloss>the roots of grass</gloss>
+<gloss>rank and file (e.g. in a political party)</gloss>

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