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秋月の乱 (あきづきのらん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

秋あき月づきの乱らん

Meanings

1

expression, noun

Akizuki Rebellion (1876)

historical term

A specific historical event: a short-lived uprising of former samurai in Akizuki, Fukuoka Prefecture, in 1876. Used as a proper noun.

秋あき月づきの乱らんは、明めい治じ初しょ期きの士し族ぞく反はん乱らんの一ひとつである。
The Akizuki Rebellion is one of the samurai uprisings of the early Meiji period.

Kanji

秋autumn
月month, moon
乱riot, war, disorder

Etymology

Named after the Akizuki domain (秋月藩) where the rebellion took place. The exact derivation is straightforward: 秋月 (Akizuki) + の (possessive particle) + 乱 (rebellion).