改新|かいしんkaishin[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbreformation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 改新する（かいしんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 改新します（かいしんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 改新しない（かいしんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 改新しません（かいしんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 改新せず・改新せぬ（かいしんせず・かいしんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 改新した（かいしんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 改新しました（かいしんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 改新しなかった（かいしんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 改新しませんでした（かいしんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 改新して（かいしんして） |
| Potential | 改新できる（かいしんできる） |
| Passive | 改新される（かいしんされる） |
| Causative | 改新させる（かいしんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 改新させられる（かいしんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 改新すれば（かいしんすれば） |
| tara | 改新したら（かいしんしたら） |
| Volitional | 改新しよう（かいしんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 改新しましょう（かいしんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 改新しろ（かいしんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym刷新さっしんWrittenWritten/formal. Sweeping away abuses for a complete renewal, as in 「人事刷新」; 「改新」 leans toward reforming old institutions, as in 「大化の改新」.
- Synonym改革かいかくNeutralNeutral. Reforming organizations and systems while keeping the existing framework, as in 「行政改革」; 「改新」 is mostly historical.
- Synonym革新かくしんWrittenWritten/formal. Renewing old customs and institutions, as in 「技術革新」; 「改新」 leans toward institutional reform and is mostly historical.
- Synonym変革へんかくWrittenWritten/formal. Transforming society or systems from the roots up; 「改新」 is about renewing institutions and mostly historical.
- Synonym一新いっしんWrittenWritten/formal. Making everything brand new, as in 「面目を一新」; 「改新」 is about institutional reform.
- Synonym更改こうかいWrittenWritten/formal. Renewing or revising the contents of a contract, as in 「契約更改」; 「改新」 is about institutional renewal.
- RelatedかいぜんNeutralNeutral. Fixing the bad parts to make things better, as in 「待遇改善」; 「改新」 is about reforming institutions.
- Related改変かいへんWrittenWritten/formal. Altering content so it differs from the original, as in 「歴史の改変」; 「改新」 is about institutional renewal.
- Related矯正きょうせいWrittenWritten/formal. Correcting faults or crooked parts, as in 「歯列矯正」; 「改新」 is about institutional renewal.
- Related変えるかえるNeutralNeutral verb with the widest range of use: to change things. 「改新」 is a written noun for institutional renewal.
- Related直すなおすNeutralNeutral verb for repairing or correcting, as in 「間違いを直す」; 「改新」 is a written noun for institutional renewal.
- Related正すただすWrittenWritten/formal verb for correcting or straightening, as in 「姿勢を正す」; 「改新」 is a noun for institutional renewal.
- Related改良かいりょうNeutralNeutral. Improving quality or varieties, as in 「品種改良」; 「改新」 is about institutional renewal.
- Related再編成さいへんせいWrittenWritten/formal. Reorganizing an existing organization, as in 「業界再編成」; 「改新」 is about institutional renewal.
- Related矯めるためるNeutralNeutral verb for straightening what is bent or correcting bad habits; 「改新」 is a written noun for institutional renewal.
- Related更始こうしWrittenWritten/formal. Casting off the old and making a fresh start; 「改新」 is about institutional renewal.
- Related変ずるへんずるWrittenWritten/formal verb for changing or turning into something else; 「改新」 is a noun for institutional renewal.
- Antonym復古ふっこWrittenWritten/formal antonym: restoring the old order, as in 「王政復古」; stands opposite 「改新」 on renewal versus restoration.
- Antonym守旧しゅきゅうWrittenWritten/formal antonym: clinging to old ways and shunning change; stands opposite 「改新」 on renewal versus conservatism.
「改新」 is a written word for reforming old institutions to make them new, now mostly historical (「大化の改新」). For general reform use 「改革」, for innovation 「革新」, and for sweeping away abuses to renew completely 「刷新」. As an everyday verb of change, 「変える」 is the all-purpose choice. Narrower senses: fixing flaws (「改善」「改良」), altering content (「改変」), reorganizing (「再編成」), correcting (「矯正」「正す」「直す」「矯める」), fresh starts (「一新」「更始」), and contract renewal (「更改」). 「守旧」 and 「復古」 are its written antonyms.
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