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更始一新 (こうしいっしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
complete renewal ; turning over a new leaf ; making a fresh start
A formal, somewhat literary yojijukugo meaning to thoroughly reform oneself or an organization, leaving the past behind and starting anew. Often used in contexts of personal reformation, corporate restructuring, or political renewal.
会かい 社しゃ は 更こう 始し 一いっ 新しん を 図はか り 、 大だい 規き 模ぼ な 組そ 織しき 改かい 革かく を 行おこな っ た 。
The company aimed for a complete renewal and carried out a major organizational reform.
Kanji 更 grow late, night watch, sit up late Similar words 心しん 機き 一いっ 転てん 心機一転 focuses on a change of mindset or mood as a turning point, while 更始一新 emphasizes a thorough, structural renewal of the whole situation or self.
一いっ 新しん 一新 is a common word meaning 'renewal' or 'reform', but 更始一新 is a more emphatic, formal yojijukugo implying a complete break with the past.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 更始 (こうし, 'to start anew') and 一新 (いっしん, 'complete renewal'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows the typical pattern of four-character idioms formed from classical Chinese expressions.
