# Meiji

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmeɪd͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #41,762

## Definitions
1. Of the Meiji period (1868–1912).
2. Of the Emperor Meiji (1852–1912).

## Etymology
From Japanese 明治 (meiji, “enlightened rule”).

## Easily confused with
- **Mii** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meiji-vs-mii)
- **mini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meiji-vs-mini)
- **MIDI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meiji-vs-midi)
- **Mimi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meiji-vs-mimi)
- **Mein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meiji-vs-mein)
- **Miki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meiji-vs-miki)
- **Meir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meiji-vs-meir)
- **MIRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meiji-vs-miri)
- **Messi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meiji-vs-messi)
- **merci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meiji-vs-merci)
- **Mei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mei-vs-meiji)
- **Meier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meier-vs-meiji)
- **Mehdi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mehdi-vs-meiji)
- **Medici** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medici-vs-meiji)
- **Meijer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meijer-vs-meiji)

## Common misspellings (6)
`emiji`, `meiij`, `meijji`, `mejii`, `mieji`, `mmeiji`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/meiji