明治(めいじ)時代(じだい)

めいじじだい
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Meiji period; Meiji era (1868–1912)
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1. Meiji period; Meiji era (1868–1912)
The historical period of Emperor Meiji's reign, 1868–1912, when Japan rapidly modernized and Westernized after the end of the feudal Edo period.
明治(めいじ)時代(じだい)に生(う)まれた作家(さっか)。
A writer born in the Meiji period.
日本(にほん)は明治(めいじ)時代(じだい)に大(おお)きく近代化(きんだいか)した。
Japan modernized greatly during the Meiji period.
明治(めいじ)時代(じだい)には、西洋(せいよう)の文化(ぶんか)や技術(ぎじゅつ)が次々(つぎつぎ)と取(と)り入(い)れられた。
During the Meiji period, Western culture and technology were adopted one after another.

Etymology

Compound of 明治(めいじ) (the era name) + 時代(じだい) (period, era). Refers to 1868–1912, when Japan transformed from a feudal society into a modern industrial nation-state.

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Related: 江戸時代(えどじだい) (Edo period)
Related: 明治維新(めいじいしん) (the Meiji Restoration)
Related: 文明開化(ぶんめいかいか) (the 'civilization and enlightenment'…)
Related: 大正時代(たいしょうじだい) (Taisho period)
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