A major change or upheaval (political, social, industrial, or intellectual) that fundamentally transforms a system or order; revolution.
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.
In Onmyōdō (traditional Japanese esoteric cosmology), a calendrical term referring to the 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (corresponding to xin-you/辛酉).
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.