維新

See also: 维新

Chinese

(grammatical particle) new; newly; meso- (chem.)
trad. (維新)
simp. (维新)

Pronunciation


Verb

維新

  1. to reform (politically)

Noun

維新

清朝中後期,爲了挽回和西方列強越來越大的技術差距,清廷發起洋務運動,史稱同治維新。圖爲金陵兵工廠(現位于南京)所製造的機槍。
  1. reform; reformation (politically, especially in later 19th century and early 20th century)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
しん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 235 (《詩經·大雅·文王》):[1]

維新 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
维新 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zhōu suī jiù bāng, qí mìng wéi xīn. [Pinyin]
Though Zhou is an old state, its (heavenly) appointment is new.

Pronunciation

Noun

()(しん) (ishin) ゐしん (wisin)?

  1. restoration
  2. reformation

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

維新 (yusin) (hangeul 유신)

  1. Hanja form? of 유신 (reformation; rejuvenation; restoration).
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