Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 鎖国(さこく) in Japanese

鎖国
Kana Reading
さこく
Romaji
sakoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    national isolation; exclusion of foreigners
    Example sentence
    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.

Examples of 鎖国, さこく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

鎖 JLPT 1

18 strokes

chain, irons, connection

On'Yomi: サ

Kun'Yomi: くさり, とざ.す

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国 JLPT 5

8 strokes

country

On'Yomi: コク

Kun'Yomi: くに

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