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：2026/01/07
西洋化
Hiragana
せいようか
Noun
Japanese Meaning
西洋化とは、西洋の文化・価値観・制度・生活様式などを取り入れ、それまでの文化や慣習が西洋風に変化・変容していくこと。近代化の過程で、政治・経済・教育・服装・食事・建築様式などが欧米のスタイルに近づいていく現象を指す。 / ある社会や個人が、伝統的・土着的な要素よりも、西欧諸国のモデルや基準を重視するようになる傾向・過程。
Easy Japanese Meaning
にしのくにのぶんかやならわしをとりいれて、そのやりかたにちかづくこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
西化 / 西方化 / 向西方的制度与文化转变
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
西方化 / 西化 / 文化、制度等向西方轉變
Korean Meaning
서구화 / 서양식으로 바꾸는 일 / 서양 문화·제도의 도입 및 확산
Vietnamese Meaning
sự Âu hóa / Tây phương hóa / quá trình Tây hóa
Tagalog Meaning
kanluranisasyon / pagiging Kanluranin ng kultura o lipunan / pag-aangkop sa kaugalian at pamantayang Kanluranin
Sense（1）
westernization
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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Japan promoted westernization during the Meiji era.
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日本は明治時代に西洋化を進めた。
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