Meiji period

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The 45-year reign of Emperor Meiji (1868–1912). During this time, Japan started its modernization and rose to world power status.

Word forms

Meiji period

Etymology

Semi-calque of Japanese 明治時代 (Meiji jidai).

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