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明治維新 (めいじいしん, meijiishin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

明めい治じ維い新しん

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Meanings

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Meiji Restoration (1868)

historical term

Refers specifically to the 1868 political revolution that restored imperial rule and began Japan's modernization.

明めい治じ維い新しんは日本にほんの近きん代だい化かの

出しゅっ

発ぱつ

点てん

と

なっ

た

。

The Meiji Restoration became the starting point of Japan's modernization.

歴れき史しの授じゅ業ぎょうで明めい治じ維い新しんについて学まなんだ。

We learned about the Meiji Restoration in history class.

Kanji

明bright, light
治reign, be at peace, calm down
維fiber, tie, rope
新new

Don't confuse with

幕ばく末まつ
幕末 is the chaotic final years of the shogunate itself, whereas 明治維新 is the political revolution of 1868 that ended it, so the two are easily conflated but refer to different phases.

Built from

明めい治じ+維い新しん

Etymology

From 明治 (Meiji era name) + 維新 (restoration, renewal). The term was coined at the time to describe the political change.