Meijin.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪdʒi/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪdʒi/

Forms: 1800s Meidi, 1800s– Meiji.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese Meiji.

Etymology: < Japanese Meiji, lit. ‘enlightened government’ < mei- shining light ( < the Middle Chinese base of Chinese míng : see Ming n.²) + -ji peace, rule ( < Middle Chinese).The emperor Mutsuhito (posthumously, emperor Meiji) selected the name Meiji for his reign on acceding to the throne at the age of 16. The element Mei- (probably under the influence of Chinese míng) had formed part of five earlier era names, and -ji had formed part of 20. The element mei- also occurs in Kōmei, the name of Mutsuhito's father.

A. n.

The period of rule (1868–1912) of the Japanese emperor Mutsuhito, which was marked by the modernization and westernization of Japan.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > specific regimes > [noun] > in Japan

Meiji1871

1871 T. Hyash in C. Lanman Japanese in Amer. (1872) 111 ‘Meidi’ is the title given to the year by the present Emperor at his succession to the throne, which was four years ago, this being the fourth year of ‘Meidi.’

1873 E. M. Satow tr. ‘Shôzan Yashi’ Kinsé Shiriaku 125 The chronological period was also changed to Meiji (Enlightened Government), and an imperial proclamation was published making it a rule for all time that there should be only one chronological period for each reign.

1894 D. Murray Japan xv. 378 The year-period, which from January 1865, had borne the name of Keiō, had been changed to Meiji (Enlightened Peace), and was fixed to begin from January, 1868.

1972 M. Kochan tr. P. Akamatsu Meiji 1868 ii. ii. 258 As far as government accounts in the early years of Meiji can be known, nine and a half million yen are said to have been devoted to military expenditure in the period between November 13, 1871, and December 31, 1872.

1997 A. Golden Memoirs of Geisha i. 10 Natsu, wife of Sakamoto Minoru..died age twenty-four, in the nineteenth year of Meiji.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of this period.

ΚΠ

1898 Polit. Sci. Q. 13 82 In the beginning of the Meiji era (1868) a revision of the coinage was effected.

1901 C. Lowe tr. A. von Siebold Japan's Accession to Comity of Nations p. vi The writer..felt particularly called upon to contribute to an appreciation of the magnificent achievements of the statesmen and diplomatists of the Meiji Era.

1936 J. A. B. Scherer Three Meiji Leaders i. 1 Hirobumi Ito..became Japan's first Premier under the new Meiji government.

1957 Encycl. Brit. XII. 967/1 During the first years of the Meiji period, when western ideas were being adopted in the newly re-opened Japan, the European style of painting was more cultivated than any other.

1974 G. Jenkins Bridge of Magpies xiii. 206 My grandfather..lived at the time of the Meiji Revolution which made Japan into a modern state.

1994 Independent on Sunday 13 Nov. (Review Suppl.) 86/4 A wave of enthusiasm for ‘japonisme’ swept Europe and America at the turn of the century and most of the great achievements of the Meiji craftsmen were sold abroad.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meiji
释义	Meijin.adj. Brit. /ˈmeɪdʒi/, U.S. /ˈmeɪdʒi/ Forms: 1800s Meidi, 1800s– Meiji. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese Meiji. Etymology: < Japanese Meiji, lit. ‘enlightened government’ < mei- shining light ( < the Middle Chinese base of Chinese míng : see Ming n.²) + -ji peace, rule ( < Middle Chinese).The emperor Mutsuhito (posthumously, emperor Meiji) selected the name Meiji for his reign on acceding to the throne at the age of 16. The element Mei- (probably under the influence of Chinese míng) had formed part of five earlier era names, and -ji had formed part of 20. The element mei- also occurs in Kōmei, the name of Mutsuhito's father. A. n. The period of rule (1868–1912) of the Japanese emperor Mutsuhito, which was marked by the modernization and westernization of Japan. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > specific regimes > [noun] > in Japan Meiji1871 1871 T. Hyash in C. Lanman Japanese in Amer. (1872) 111 ‘Meidi’ is the title given to the year by the present Emperor at his succession to the throne, which was four years ago, this being the fourth year of ‘Meidi.’ 1873 E. M. Satow tr. ‘Shôzan Yashi’ Kinsé Shiriaku 125 The chronological period was also changed to Meiji (Enlightened Government), and an imperial proclamation was published making it a rule for all time that there should be only one chronological period for each reign. 1894 D. Murray Japan xv. 378 The year-period, which from January 1865, had borne the name of Keiō, had been changed to Meiji (Enlightened Peace), and was fixed to begin from January, 1868. 1972 M. Kochan tr. P. Akamatsu Meiji 1868 ii. ii. 258 As far as government accounts in the early years of Meiji can be known, nine and a half million yen are said to have been devoted to military expenditure in the period between November 13, 1871, and December 31, 1872. 1997 A. Golden Memoirs of Geisha i. 10 Natsu, wife of Sakamoto Minoru..died age twenty-four, in the nineteenth year of Meiji. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of this period. ΚΠ 1898 Polit. Sci. Q. 13 82 In the beginning of the Meiji era (1868) a revision of the coinage was effected. 1901 C. Lowe tr. A. von Siebold Japan's Accession to Comity of Nations p. vi The writer..felt particularly called upon to contribute to an appreciation of the magnificent achievements of the statesmen and diplomatists of the Meiji Era. 1936 J. A. B. Scherer Three Meiji Leaders i. 1 Hirobumi Ito..became Japan's first Premier under the new Meiji government. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XII. 967/1 During the first years of the Meiji period, when western ideas were being adopted in the newly re-opened Japan, the European style of painting was more cultivated than any other. 1974 G. Jenkins Bridge of Magpies xiii. 206 My grandfather..lived at the time of the Meiji Revolution which made Japan into a modern state. 1994 Independent on Sunday 13 Nov. (Review Suppl.) 86/4 A wave of enthusiasm for ‘japonisme’ swept Europe and America at the turn of the century and most of the great achievements of the Meiji craftsmen were sold abroad. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1871
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