倒幕(とうばく)

とうばく
noun
overthrowing the shogunate
history
1. overthrowing the shogunate; anti-shogunate movement
The political movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate, particularly in the final years of the Edo period (1860s). A key event leading to the Meiji Restoration.
倒幕(とうばく)運動(うんどう)が広(ひろ)がった。
The movement to overthrow the shogunate spread.
薩摩(さつま)藩(はん)と長州(ちょうしゅう)藩(はん)が倒幕(とうばく)の中心(ちゅうしん)となった。
The Satsuma and Choshu domains became the center of the anti-shogunate movement.
倒幕(とうばく)を目指(めざ)す志士(しし)たちが京都(きょうと)に集(あつ)まった。
Patriots aiming to overthrow the shogunate gathered in Kyoto.

Usage

倒幕(とうばく) specifically refers to the movement against the Tokugawa shogunate in the 1860s. It is a key term in Japanese history education and historical dramas.

Forms

倒(とう) (to topple) + 幕(ばく) (abbreviation of 幕府(ばくふ), shogunate).

Common collocations

  • 倒幕(とうばく)運動(うんどう): anti-shogunate movement
  • 倒幕(とうばく)派(は): anti-shogunate faction
  • 倒幕(とうばく)の志士(しし): anti-shogunate patriots

Related words

The opposite stance was 佐幕(さばく) (support for the shogunate).

Related Words

Antonym: 佐幕(さばく) (pro-shogunate)
Related: 幕府(ばくふ) (shogunate)
Related: 明治維新(めいじいしん) (Meiji Restoration)
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Added 2026.3.11 17:06 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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