改革 — meaning in English
kaikaku
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English meaning
- reform noun A change made to improve something, especially a system, law, or institution.
- revolution noun A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favour of a new system.
Senses
改革 is used for these senses in English:
- reform The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it
- revolution (countable, politics) A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
reform — full definition
- noun A change made to improve something, especially a system, law, or institution.
- verb To make changes to something in order to improve it.
- verb To improve one's own behavior or character.
revolution — full definition
- noun A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favour of a new system.
- noun A dramatic and sweeping change in ideas, methods, or circumstances.
- noun One complete turn of an object around a central axis or orbit.