明治維新

Chinese

		Meiji era of Japanese history	to reform; reform; reformation
trad. (明治維新)		明治	維新
simp. (明治维新)		明治	维新

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Míngzhì Wéixīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ zi⁶ wai⁴ san¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Míngzhì Wéixīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Míngjhìh Wéisin
    • Wade–Giles: Ming²-chih⁴ Wei²-hsin¹
    • Yale: Míng-jr̀ Wéi-syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mingjyh Weishin
    • Palladius: Минчжи Вэйсинь (Minčži Vɛjsinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ zi⁶ wai⁴ san¹
    • Yale: mìhng jih wàih sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ dzi⁶ wai⁴ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ji⁶ wei⁴ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡siː²² wɐi̯²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

明治維新

1. Meiji Restoration

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	治	維	新
めい Grade: 2	じ Grade: 4	い Grade: S	しん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From 明治(めいじ) (Meiji) + 維新(いしん) (ishin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [me̞ːʑi iɕĩɴ]

Proper noun

明(めい)治(じ)維(い)新(しん) • (Meiji Ishin) ^{←めいぢゐしん (meidiwisin)?}

1. the Meiji Restoration

Synonyms

• 御一新(ごいっしん) (Go-isshin)

Descendants

• → English: Meiji Restoration (calque)
• → Chinese:
  • Mandarin: 明治維新／明治维新 (Míngzhì Wéixīn)