幕末
Meanings
1
Bakumatsu period; end of the Edo period; final years of the Tokugawa shogunate
historical term
Historical term referring to the turbulent final years of the Edo period (roughly 1853–1868), marked by the arrival of Commodore Perry, domestic upheaval, and the eventual Meiji Restoration.
Many patriots were active during the upheaval of the Bakumatsu period.
This novel is set in the Bakumatsu period.
Usage patterns
- 幕末の動乱the turmoil/upheaval of the Bakumatsu period
Many patriots lost their lives amid the turmoil of the Bakumatsu period.
- 幕末を舞台にした〈物〉a work (novel, drama, etc.) set in the Bakumatsu period
This drama is a popular work set in the Bakumatsu period.
- 幕末に活躍した〈人〉a person who was active/prominent during the Bakumatsu period
Sakamoto Ryoma was one of the patriots active during the Bakumatsu period.