幕末(ばくまつ)

ばくまつ
noun
end of the Edo period, late Tokugawa era
history
1. end of the Edo period, late Tokugawa era
The final years of the Tokugawa shogunate, roughly from the 1850s to 1868. A turbulent period marked by the arrival of Western powers, internal political upheaval, and the eventual fall of the shogunate leading to the Meiji Restoration.
幕末(ばくまつ)の志士(しし)たちを描(えが)いた小説(しょうせつ)。
A novel depicting the patriots of the late Edo period.
幕末(ばくまつ)から明治(めいじ)にかけて、日本(にほん)は急速(きゅうそく)に近代化(きんだいか)した。
From the end of the Edo period through the Meiji era, Japan rapidly modernized.
幕末(ばくまつ)には尊王攘夷(そんのうじょうい)を掲(かか)げる勢力(せいりょく)と開国(かいこく)派(は)が激(はげ)しく対立(たいりつ)した。
At the end of the Edo period, forces advocating reverence for the emperor and expulsion of foreigners fiercely clashed with the pro-opening faction.

Cultural note

The 幕末(ばくまつ) era (roughly 1853–1868) began with the arrival of Commodore Perry's "Black Ships" and ended with the 明治維新(めいじいしん) (Meiji Restoration). Key figures of this period — such as 坂本龍馬(さかもとりょうま), 西郷隆盛(さいごうたかもり), and 新選組(しんせんぐみ) — remain enormously popular in Japanese historical fiction, TV dramas, manga, and films.

Common collocations

  • 幕末(ばくまつ)の志士(しし): patriots of the late Edo period
  • 幕末(ばくまつ)維新(いしん): late Edo period and Restoration
  • 幕末(ばくまつ)期(き): the Bakumatsu period

Related Words

Related: 明治維新(めいじいしん) (Meiji Restoration)
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