noun
Obsolete term for the Meiji Restoration (明治維新). Used historically; now replaced by 明治維新.
See also: 明治維新
ご一新の頃、日本は大きく変わった。
Around the time of the Meiji Restoration, Japan changed greatly.
Modern standard term for the Meiji Restoration; 御一新 is an obsolete synonym.
Honorific prefix 御 (ご) + 一新 (いっしん, 'renewal'), referring to the Meiji Restoration. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is now obsolete.