開かい化か

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

civilization; enlightenment

Often refers to the process of becoming civilized or enlightened, especially in historical contexts like the Meiji era. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb (開化する).

• 明めい治じ時じ代だいは日本にほんの開かい化かが急きゅう速そくに進すすんだ時じ期きだ。

  The Meiji period was a time when Japan's civilization advanced rapidly.

• この地ち域いきはまだ十じゅう分ぶんに開かい化かしていない。

  This region has not yet been fully civilized.