Meiji
Mei·ji/ˈmeɪd͡ʒi/adjective
Meiji is spelled M-E-I-J-I: 5 letters and 2 syllables (Mei·ji). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Meiji means “Of the Meiji period (1868–1912)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Meiji?
| Letters | 5: M-E-I-J-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Mei·ji |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Meiji?
Meiji appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Meiji?
- /ˈmeɪd͡ʒi/
Meiji has 2 syllables, split Mei·ji in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Meiji.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Meiji mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of the Meiji period (1868–1912).
- 2
Of the Emperor Meiji (1852–1912).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Meiji come from?
From Japanese 明治 (meiji, “enlightened rule”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).