革かく命めい

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

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Refers to a fundamental and often rapid change in political, social, or technological systems. Can be used metaphorically for major shifts.

フランス革かく命めいは1789年ねんに始はじまった。
The French Revolution began in 1789.

Related words· 7

変へん革かくN1sense 1

変革 means a broad transformation or reform and is less politically charged than 革命, which implies overthrowing an existing system.

改かい革かくN2sense 1

改革 refers to reform carried out within an existing system, while 革命 implies a fundamental, often forceful overturning of that system.

維い新しんN1sense 1

維新 is used specifically for historical political renewals like the Meiji Restoration, whereas 革命 is the general word for revolution in any era or field.

クーデター sense 1

クーデター denotes a sudden seizure of power by a small group, while 革命 refers to a broader systemic change that may or may not involve such a coup.

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反はん乱らんN1
革命 implies a fundamental, often successful change in political or social structure, while 反乱 focuses on the act of armed resistance itself, regardless of outcome.
政せい変へん
革命 implies a fundamental social or ideological revolution, whereas 政変 focuses narrowly on the change in political leadership itself.
転てん覆ぷくN1
革命 is a full-scale revolution that changes the social or political system, whereas 転覆 just means toppling the existing power without implying lasting reform.

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進しん化かN2sense 1

進化 describes gradual, natural development or evolution, whereas 革命 describes a sudden, fundamental, often deliberate overthrow or change.

改かい革かくN2

改革 shares the kanji 革 with 革命 but means gradual, systematic reform, whereas 革命 means a sudden, often violent revolution overturning the existing order.

革かく新しんN1

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