明治維新

Meiji Restoration (Japan, 1868)

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Meiji, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1868-1912) of the Meiji emperor

to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research

abbr. for Uighur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wei2 wu2 er3] / surname Wei

to preserve / to maintain / to hold together / dimension / vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wei2 sheng1 su4])

(political) reform / revitalization / modernization

abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] / surname Xin

new / newly / meso- (chemistry)