革新(かくしん)

かくしん
noun
innovation; reform
See also: 核心(かくしん) (homophone — core, crux), 確信(かくしん) (homophone — conviction)
1. innovation; reform; renewal
Making significant changes or improvements; introducing new ideas or methods.
技術(ぎじゅつ)革新(かくしん)が進(すす)んでいる。
Technological innovation is advancing.
革新的(かくしんてき)なアイデアを生(う)み出(だ)す。
To come up with innovative ideas.
制度(せいど)の革新(かくしん)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Reform of the system is necessary.

革新(かくしん) means innovation or reform - significant change bringing improvement or modernization.

WORD STRUCTURE:
革(かく) (reform, change) + 新(しん) (new) = innovation

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

GRAMMAR:
Can function as する verb: 革新(かくしん)する (to innovate, to reform)

SIMILAR WORDS:

POLITICAL USAGE:
革新(かくしん) often refers to progressive/left-leaning politics, contrasted with 保守(ほしゅ) (conservative).

Related Words

Antonym: 保守(ほしゅ) (conservatism)
Synonym: イノベーション (innovation (loanword))
Synonym: 改革(かいかく) (reform (institutional))
Synonym: 刷新(さっしん) (complete renewal)
general
Added 2026.1.16 17:20 · Revised 2026.6.8 1:06
05500/05617_kakushin