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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

  1. noun A change made to improve something, especially a system, law, or institution.
  2. verb To make changes to something in order to improve it.
  3. verb To improve one's own behavior or character.

revolution — full definition

  1. noun A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favour of a new system.
  2. noun A dramatic and sweeping change in ideas, methods, or circumstances.
  3. noun One complete turn of an object around a central axis or orbit.

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