JLPT N1 · Noun

革命 (kakumei)

革命 (かくめい, kakumei) is a Japanese noun meaning “revolution”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かくめい
Romaji: kakumei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

revolution · noun
58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō) · noun

Example sentences

鉄道はある種の革命を引き起こした。

The railroad provoked a kind of revolution.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 革命

leather, skin, reformカク・かわ · 9 strokes

fate, command, decreeメイ・ミョウ・いのち · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 革命.

革かわleather改革かいかくreform革新かくしんreform変革へんかくchange吊り革つりかわstrap (to hang onto)一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard命いのちlife生命せいめいlife命令めいれいorder命じるめいじるto order懸命けんめいeager寿命じゅみょうlifespan人命じんめい(human) life命ずるめいずるto order

Source: JMdict entry 1206500 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.