一揆|いっきikki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

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Definitions
  1. nounuprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym暴動ぼうどうWrittenCrowds gathering to riot and disturb public order; common for modern events, while 「一揆」 usually means uprisings by peasants or religious groups in Japanese history.
  • Related乱らんWrittenDenotes war and rebellion, mostly in the pattern 「〜の乱」 as in 「応仁の乱」; it stresses armed conflict and upheaval, while 「一揆」 stresses people banding together to rise up.
  • Related大衆騒動NeutralA neutral, descriptive term for mass disturbances or riots; it lacks the historical Japanese overtones that 「一揆」 carries.

Use 「一揆」 for uprisings by peasants, religious believers and the like banding together in Japanese history, as in 「百姓一揆」; modern riots take 「暴動」, and wars or rebellions 「〜の乱」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 道みちや方法ほうほうなどを一ひとつにすること。
  2. 心こころを一ひとつにして団結だんけつすること。
  3. 中世ちゅうせいから近世きんせいにかけて発生はっせいした農民のうみんの支配者しはいしゃに対たいする集団しゅうだん蜂起ほうき。
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