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明治時代 (めいじじだい, meijijidai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

明めい治じ時じ代だい

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Meanings

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Meiji period (1868-1912)

historical term

Historical term referring to the reign of Emperor Meiji, a period of rapid modernization and Westernization in Japan.

明めい治じ時じ代だいに、日本にほんは急きゅう速そくに近きん代だい化かし

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During the Meiji period, Japan modernized rapidly.

この建たて物ものは明めい治じ時じ代だいに建たてられた。

This building was constructed in the Meiji period.

Kanji

明bright, light
治reign, be at peace, calm down
時time, hour
代substitute, change, convert

Related words

明めい治じ
明治 is the era name alone, while 明治時代 explicitly refers to the historical period.
大たい正しょう時じ代だい
Taishō period (1912-1926), the era following Meiji.
江え戸ど時じ代だい
Edo period (1603-1868), the era preceding Meiji.

Built from

明めい治じ+時じ代だい

Etymology

From 明治 (Meiji, the era name) + 時代 (period, era). The era name 明治 was taken from the I Ching (Book of Changes).