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    3. 文明開化

    文明開化

    文ぶん明めい開かい化か

    civilization and enlightenment

    KMT9News #32+1NounCulture & TraditionsHistoryKanji Vocab28 strokes

    ぶんめいかいか

    Noun

    1.
    civilization and enlightenment, Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
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    明めい治じ時じ代だいは文ぶん明めい開かい化かの時じ代だいだった。

    The Meiji era was a period of civilization and enlightenment.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions
    文ぶん明めい開かい化かにより、日に本ほんに西せい洋ようの文ぶん化かが流りゅう入にゅうした。

    Due to civilization and enlightenment, Western culture flowed into Japan.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions
    文ぶん明めい開かい化かの象しょう徴ちょうとして、鉄てつ道どうや郵ゆう便びん制せい度どが導どう入にゅうされた。

    As a symbol of civilization and enlightenment, railways and the postal system were introduced.

    KMT9HistoryTravel & TransportationTechnology
    文ぶん明めい開かい化か期きには、洋よう服ふくや洋よう食しょくが一いっ般ぱんの人ひと々びとにも広ひろまった。

    During the civilization and enlightenment period, Western clothing and food also spread among the general populace.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsFashion & BeautyFood & DiningHistory
    文ぶん明めい開かい化かは、日に本ほんの社しゃ会かい構こう造ぞうに大おおきな変へん革かくをもたらした。

    The civilization and enlightenment movement brought about significant reforms in Japan's social structure.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & LawCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    文
    ふみ・あや…(5)
    sentence・literature・style・art・decoration…(3)
    明
    あ.かり・あか.るい・あか.るむ・あか.らむ・あき.らか・あ.ける…(18)
    bright・light
    開
    ひら.く・ひら.き・-びら.き・ひら.ける・あ.く・あ.ける…(4)
    open・unfold・unseal
    化
    ば.ける・ば.かす・ふ.ける・け.する…(2)
    change・take the form of・influence・enchant・delude…(1)
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