明治

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	治

Proper noun

明治 (hiragana めいじ, romaji Meiji)

1. (historical) The Meiji era: the Japanese era beginning in 1868 and ending in 1912. The previous era was 慶応 Keiō and the next era was 大正 Taishō.

   明治二年

   めいじにねん

   Meiji ni nen

   the second year of Meiji (1869 in the Gregorian calendar)

明治 (hiragana あきはる, romaji Akiharu)

1. A male given name