Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 一いっ 揆き を 起お こす to start an uprising (in a place)
The farmers started an uprising in this region.
一いっ 揆き が 起お こる an uprising breaks out
An uprising broke out because of the heavy tax burden.
一いっ 揆き を 鎮ちん 圧あつ する to suppress an uprising
The domain sent troops to suppress the uprising.
一いっ 揆き に 加くわ わる to join an uprising
Many villagers joined the uprising.
Kanji 揆 category, plan, drumstick Related words 反乱 is a general word for any rebellion or mutiny, while 一揆 specifically evokes organized, often peasant-led uprisings in premodern Japan.
暴動 emphasizes chaotic, violent rioting, whereas 一揆 implies a more organized, collectively planned uprising with specific demands.
蜂起 is a more literary word for rising up en masse, usable in any era, while 一揆 carries strong historical Japanese connotations of peasant revolts.
騒乱 refers broadly to civil disturbance or unrest, whereas 一揆 is a specific historical term for organized armed uprisings.
Word family province-wide uprising (Muromachi period)
peasant uprising (Muromachi period)
uprising demanding debt cancellation orders
peasant uprising (Edo period); peasants' revolt
agrarian revolt; peasant uprising
Etymology From Middle Chinese-derived elements 一 (one, unified) and 揆 (plan, rule). The term originally referred to a unified action or agreement, later specialized to mean a collective uprising.
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