Meiji Era, Meiji Emperor, Meiji
noun
It’s the era of Bright Rule! If this doesn't make sense, don't worry about it. Focus more on the reading, which is めいじ. Sound familiar? This is the famous Meiji Era or Meiji Emperor. If you don't know about it consider reading up, it's interesting history!
めいじ
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
私のおばあちゃんは明治生まれです。
My grandmother was born in the Meiji era.
明治文学についての作文を書いています。
I'm writing an essay about Meiji literature.
明治時代は一万円が大金だったんですよ。
During the Meiji era, ten thousand yen was a large sum of money.