Usage patterns 革かく 命めい を 起お こす to spark/start a revolution
They started a revolution in France.
革かく 命めい が 起お こる for a revolution to break out
A revolution broke out in France in 1789.
〈 事こと 〉 に 革かく 命めい をもたらす to bring about a revolution in (a field or industry)
This invention brought about a revolution in communications.
Related words· 7 変革 means a broad transformation or reform and is less politically charged than 革命 , which implies overthrowing an existing system.
改革 refers to reform carried out within an existing system, while 革命 implies a fundamental, often forceful overturning of that system.
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 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.
Show 3 more Show fewer 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.
革命 implies a fundamental social or ideological revolution, whereas 政変 focuses narrowly on the change in political leadership itself.
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.
Don't confuse with 進化 describes gradual, natural development or evolution, whereas 革命 describes a sudden, fundamental, often deliberate overthrow or change.
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.
革命 means a revolution, a sudden and often violent overthrow of a system, whereas 革新 refers to gradual or structural innovation without necessarily overturning the whole system.
Etymology From Chinese 革命 (gémìng), literally 'change the mandate (of heaven)'. The second sense preserves an older calendrical usage derived from Chinese cosmology.
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