明治

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

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

明治

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

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 (hiragana めいじ, rōmaji Meiji, historical hiragana めいぢ)

  1. (historical) The Meiji era: the Japanese era beginning in 1868 and ending in 1912.
    明 (めい)治 (じ)二 (に)年 (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

明治 (hiragana あきはる, rōmaji Akiharu)

  1. A male given name

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this word
明治

Proper noun

明治

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