Word Meaning 革命

かくめい kakumei

革命 is read as かくめい (kakumei) and means 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō).

Meaning

English

  1. 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
  2. revolution

Reading

Kana

かくめい

Romaji

kakumei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 2151 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

革命政府

かくめいせいふ

revolutionary government

革命運動

かくめいうんどう

revolutionary movement

革命的

かくめいてき

revolutionary (e.g. technology)

革命家

かくめいか

revolutionary

革命軍

かくめいぐん

revolutionary army

革命歌

かくめいか

revolutionary song

革命児

かくめいじ

revolutionary

産業革命

さんぎょうかくめい

Industrial Revolution

十月革命

じゅうがつかくめい

October Revolution

十一月革命

じゅういちがつかくめい

German Revolution (1918-1919)

二月革命

にがつかくめい

February Revolution (France, 1848)

三月革命

さんがつかくめい

February Revolution (Russia, 1917)

Example Sentences

10

わたしたちはぎじゅつかくめいのじだいにいきている。

We live in the era of technological revolution.

Celebrate the revolution memorial day!

A revolution broke out in Mexico.

The revolution will not be televised.

The 19th century saw the Industrial Revolution.

The revolution ushered in a new era.

The French Revolution began in 1789.

Defeated revolutions are forgotten quickly.

The Industrial Revolution took place first in England.

We will trigger a revolution in the IT industry.