How to say 'Restoration' in Japanese | 維新

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The Japanese word for Restoration is 'Ishin', written as 維新 in Japanese.'Restoration' in hiragana is いしん.

word

維新

Meaning

Restoration

Reading

いしん

ishin

Kanji

維Fiber, Maintain 新New

Explanation

The Japanese noun '維新 (いしん)' refers to a significant political or social reform, often implying a restoration or renewal of a system. It is most famously associated with the 'Meiji Restoration' (明治維新, めいじいしん), a period in Japanese history (1868) when the feudal system was abolished, and modernization began. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe any major reform or renewal. Example sentences: The Meiji Restoration changed Japan「明治維新は日本を変えた」(めいじいしんはにほんをかえた). The company underwent a major restoration「その会社は大きな維新を経験した」(そのかいしゃはおおきないしんをけいけんした).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5340

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 維新

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

維

Meaning

Fiber, Maintain

kanji

新

Meaning

New

Words Related to 維新 Through the Kanji 維

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 維 as well.

word

維持

Meaning

Maintenance

word

繊維

Meaning

Fiber

Words Related to 維新 Through the Kanji 新

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 新 as well.

word

新しい

Meaning

New

word

新聞

Meaning

Newspaper

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新

Meaning

New

word

新幹線

Meaning

Bullet train

word

新た

Meaning

New

word

新聞社

Meaning

Newspaper company

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新人

Meaning

Newcomer

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新学期

Meaning

New term

word

新婚

Meaning

Newlywed

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新規

Meaning

New

word

新築

Meaning

New construction

word

更新

Meaning

Renewal

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新鮮

Meaning

Fresh

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'Ishin' means 'Restoration' .

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