えき
易
せい
姓
かく
革
めい
命

noun

Messages.yoji, messages.hist.
  1. revolution (change of dynasty) decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue (old Chinese political thought).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えき
易
せい
姓
かく
革
めい
命
 易姓革命 えきせいかくめい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

easy, ready to, simple
イ　エキ　やす.い (5th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ　ブツ　ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
surname
セイ　ショウ (7th, N2)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)
leather, skin, reform
カク　かわ (6th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
fate, command, decree
メイ　いのち　ミョウ (3rd, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
strike, beat, kow tow
たた.く　はた.く　コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)