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民衆蜂起 (みんしゅうほうき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

民みん衆しゅう蜂ほう起き

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ん

しゅ

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ほ

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き

Meanings

1

noun

popular uprising; mass uprising

Refers to a large-scale revolt or insurrection by ordinary people, often against a government or ruling power.

歴れき史しの教きょう科か書しょには、民みん衆しゅう蜂ほう起きがいくつも記き録ろくされている。
Many popular uprisings are recorded in history textbooks.
その政せい策

さく

は

民みん

衆しゅう

蜂ほう

起き

を

招まね

く

恐おそ

れ

が

ある

。

That policy could provoke a mass uprising.

Kanji

民people, nation, subjects
衆masses, great numbers, multitude
蜂bee, wasp, hornet
起rouse, wake up, get up

Similar words

反はん乱らん
反乱 is a more general term for rebellion or insurrection, not necessarily emphasizing the common people.
一いっ揆き
一揆 historically refers to a league or uprising, often by peasants or samurai in pre-modern Japan, while 民衆蜂起 is broader and more modern.

Etymology

Compound of 民衆 (people, masses) and 蜂起 (uprising, literally 'bee rise', suggesting a swarm-like revolt).