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TOPIK 5noun

풀뿌리

pulppuri

풀뿌리가 · 풀뿌리를

grassroots; grass roots

Example

지방 자치는 풀뿌리 민주주의의 기초입니다.

Local self-government is the foundation of grassroots democracy.

Word parts

풀 'grass' + 뿌리 'root'; the figurative sense probably follows English 'grassroots'.

Good to know

Most common in the set phrase 풀뿌리 민주주의, 'grassroots democracy'.