Word details
鎖国
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 鎖国.
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Entry
1
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners)
Examples
まぁ、日本も鎖国していたわけだしなあ。
Well, after all Japan also cut itself off from the world.
2
Historical term
sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
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