Feudalism National isolation Westernization and modernization Restoration of imperial rule Hegemony Monarchy Excavation Colony Industrial Revolution Stone Age Relocation of the capital Japanese missions to Sui China Overthrowing one's superiors Abolition of domains and establishment of prefectures Crusades Taika Reform Great Migration Enrich the country and strengthen the military Tumulus Renaissance
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文明開化
A movement during the early Meiji period toward adopting Western culture, institutions, and technology. It transformed traditional lifestyle into a modern one.
Examples in context
明治初期の文明開化で人々の生活は激変した。
People's lives changed drastically due to the modernization of the early Meiji era.
洋服や鉄道は文明開化の象徴となった。
Western clothing and railways became symbols of the Westernization movement.
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