革命

かくめい
JLPT:N1
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1

A major change or upheaval (political, social, industrial, or intellectual) that fundamentally transforms a system or order; revolution.

Noun

Examples

産業革命は社会構造や生活様式を大きく変えた。

The Industrial Revolution greatly changed social structures and ways of life.

彼らは不正な政府に対して平和的な革命を求めた。

They called for a peaceful revolution against the corrupt government.

情報技術の進化は働き方の革命をもたらしたと言える。

The advancement of information technology can be said to have brought about a revolution in the way we work.

2

In Onmyōdō (traditional Japanese esoteric cosmology), a calendrical term referring to the 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (corresponding to xin-you/辛酉).

Noun

Examples

古文書によれば、その年は革命に当たると記されている。

According to old documents, that year corresponds to a 'kakumei' in the cycle.