noun
Freedom and People's Rights Movement
A political and social movement in Meiji-era Japan advocating for democratic rights, a constitution, and parliamentary government.
自由民権運動は、明治時代に国会開設を求めた政治運動です。
The Freedom and People's Rights Movement was a political movement in the Meiji era that demanded the establishment of a national assembly.
Compound of 自由 (freedom), 民権 (people's rights), and 運動 (movement). The term was coined during the Meiji period to describe the organized campaign for democratic reforms.