Where does “Meiji” come from?
Meiji comes from Japanese 明治, a compound of the characters 明 (bright) and 治 (rule), coined as the name of Emperor Mutsuhito's reign beginning in 1868.
Meiji (English): Of the Meiji period; Of the Emperor Meiji
Definitions
- Of the Meiji period; Of the Emperor Meiji
Ancestry of “Meiji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 明治 | enlightened rule |