明治

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㍾ U+337E, ㍾
SQUARE ERA NAME MEIZI
← ㍽
 		CJK Compatibility ㍿ →

Chinese

clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
to rule; to govern; to manage
to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal
 
simp. and trad.
(明治) 		明 治
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Etymology

"Meiji"
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 明治 (Meiji).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

明治

  1. Meiji era of Japanese history
    明治憲法／明治宪法  ―  míngzhì xiànfǎ  ―  the Meiji Constitution

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Literally "enlightened rule".

Kanji in this term
明 治
めい
Grade: 2 		じ
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative forms

  • ㍾ (Meiji era)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 明治 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Meiji era on Wikipedia

明(めい)治(じ) • (Meiji) ←めいぢ (Meidi)?

  1. (history) the Meiji era, 1868-1912
    明治(めいじ)二年(にねん)
    Meiji ni nen
    the second year of Meiji (1869 in the Gregorian calendar)
See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
明 治
あき
Grade: 2 		はる
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Proper noun

明(あき)治(はる) • (Akiharu) 

  1. a male given name

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
明治

Proper noun

明治

  1. chữ Hán form of Minh Trị (“Meiji era of Japanese history”).
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