鎖国
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 鎖国
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
Kanji in this Word
鎖
18 strokes
Frequency: 1250
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
chain
irons
connection
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
サ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くさり
とざ.す
国
8 strokes
Frequency: 3
JLPT N4
Grade 2
Meanings
country
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くに
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
くな
こ
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