維新

According to Liang Qichao's 《〈變法通議〉自序》, the word originates from a line of poem in the Book of Poetry:

周雖舊邦，其命維新。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

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周虽旧邦，其命维新。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zhōu suī jiù bāng, qí mìng wéixīn. [Pinyin]

Although Zhou was an old country,
The Mandate of Heaven lighted on it recently.

維新

1. to reform (politically)

維新

1. reform; reformation (politically, especially in later 19th century and early 20th century)

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 235 (《詩經·大雅·文王》):^[1]

周雖舊邦，其命維新。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

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周虽旧邦，其命维新。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zhōu suī jiù bāng, qí mìng wéi xīn. [Pinyin]

Though Zhou is an old state, its (heavenly) appointment is new.

• (Tokyo) いしん [íꜜshìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [iɕĩɴ]

維(い)新(しん) • (ishin) ^{←ゐしん (wisin)?}

1. restoration (in reference to the Meiji Restoration)
2. reformation

• 明治維新(めいじいしん) (Meiji Ishin)

• 変革(へんかく) (henkaku)

維新 • (yusin) (hangeul 유신)

1. hanja form^? of 유신 (“reformation; rejuvenation; restoration”)