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Meaning of 開国(かいこく) in Japanese

開国
Kana Reading
かいこく
Romaji
kaikoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world
    Example sentence
    米国政府は日本を開国させようと試みた。 The U.S. Government made an attempt to open Japan's doors.

Examples of 開国, かいこく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

開 JLPT 4

12 strokes

open, unfold, unseal

On'Yomi: カイ

Kun'Yomi: ひら.く, ひら.き, -びら.き, ひら.ける, あ.く, あ.ける

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国 JLPT 5

8 strokes

country

On'Yomi: コク

Kun'Yomi: くに

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