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十一月革命 (じゅういちがつかくめい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

十じゅう一いち月がつ革かく命めい

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Meanings

1

October Revolution

historical term

Refers specifically to the Russian October Revolution of 1917. In Japanese historical context, it is called 十一月革命 (November Revolution) because Russia used the Julian calendar at the time.

See also: 十月革命

十じゅう一いち月がつ革かく命めい

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歴れき

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The October Revolution was a crucial turning point in Russian history.

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German Revolution

historical term

Refers to the German Revolution of 1918–1919. In Japanese, it is also called ドイツ革命.

See also: ドイツ革命

十じゅう一いち月がつ革かく命めいの結けっ果か、ドイツ帝てい国こくは崩ほう壊かいした。
As a result of the German Revolution, the German Empire collapsed.

Kanji

十ten
一one, one radical (no.1)
月month, moon
革leather, skin, reform
命fate, command, decree

Related words

十じゅう月がつ革かく命めい
十月革命 is the more common Japanese term for the Russian October Revolution, using the Gregorian calendar name. 十一月革命 is an alternative name based on the Julian calendar date.
ドイツ革かく命めい
ドイツ革命 is a synonym for the German Revolution sense of 十一月革命, and is more commonly used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

Compound of 十一月 (November) and 革命 (revolution). The name reflects the month in which the revolutions occurred according to the calendars used at the time.