Empire of Japan

proper noun

Japan from the Constitution of the Empire of Japan (1890) until the enactment of the post-WWII Constitution of Japan (1947). Unofficially used for Japan from the end of the shogunate (1868) to the end of World War II (1945).

Similar
Dai-NipponEmpire of Greater JapanGreat Japanese EmpireGreater JapanGreater Japanese EmpireImperial JapanJapanese Empire
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Meanings

proper nounthe Empire of Japan
  1. historicalJapan from the Constitution of the Empire of Japan (1890) until the enactment of the post-WWII Constitution of Japan (1947). Unofficially used for Japan from the end of the shogunate (1868) to the end of World War II (1945).

    Synonyms: Dai-Nippon, Empire of Greater Japan, Great Japanese Empire, Greater Japan, Greater Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, Japanese Empire

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounJapan from the Constitution of the Empire of Japan (1890) until the enactment of the post-WWII Constitution of Japan (1947). Unofficially used for Japan from the end of the shogunate (1868) to the end of World War II (1945).

Similar
Dai-NipponEmpire of Greater JapanGreat Japanese EmpireGreater JapanGreater Japanese EmpireImperial JapanJapanese Empire
Also see
imperial japanjapanese empire

Translations

Bulgarian Япо́нска импе́рия
  • Япо́нска импе́рия (Japónska impérija)nation-state
Chinese Mandarin 大日本帝國 /大日本帝国
  • 大日本帝國 /大日本帝国 (Dà Rìběn Dìguó)nation-state
Finnish Japanin keisarikunta
  • Japanin keisarikuntanation-state
French Empire du Japon
  • Empire du Japonnation-state
German Japanisches Kaiserreich
  • Japanisches Kaiserreichnation-state
Hindi जापान साम्राज्य
  • जापान साम्राज्य (jāpān sāmrājya)nation-state
Japanese 大日本帝国
  • 大日本帝国nation-state
Korean 대일본제국, 일본 제국
  • 대일본제국 (Daeilbonjeguk)nation-state
  • 일본 제국 (Ilbon jeguk)nation-state
Lithuanian Japonijos imperija
  • Japonijos imperijanation-state
Portuguese Império do Japão
  • Império do Japãonation-state
Russian Япо́нская импе́рия
  • Япо́нская импе́рия (Japónskaja impérija)nation-state
Spanish Imperio del Japón
  • Imperio del Japónnation-state
Thai จักรวรรดิญี่ปุ่น
  • จักรวรรดิญี่ปุ่น (jàk-grà-wàt-yîi-bpùn)nation-state
Vietnamese Đế quốc Nhật Bản
  • Đế quốc Nhật Bảnnation-state
Cite this entry
APA

Empire of Japan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Empire%20of%20Japan

MLA

“Empire of Japan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Empire%20of%20Japan. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Empire of Japan,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Empire%20of%20Japan.

Source: Empire of Japan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.