鎖国 sakoku
sakoku
Noun
, Suru Verb
1. national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners)
Related to 開国
まぁ、日本 も鎖国 していたわけだしなあ。
mā nippommo sakoku shite ita wakedashinā.
Well, after all Japan also cut itself off from the world.
Noun
2. sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate — explanation
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Example Sentences
まぁ、日本 も鎖国 していたわけだしなあ。
mā nippommo sakoku shite ita wakedashinā.
Well, after all Japan also cut itself off from the world.
18 Variants Available
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sakokude
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Locking the country; National seclusion
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sakokuno
Attributive form: modifies a following noun
1. Isolationist; Relating to national seclusion
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sakokujārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not isolationism.; It is not a closed country.
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sakokudeshita
The polite past form
1. Was a policy of national isolation.; Was closed to foreign countries.
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sakokudewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Is not national isolation.; Is not a policy of seclusion.
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sakokudarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably isolation.; Probably self-imposed isolation.
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sakokujārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a policy of national isolation.; Was not closed off to foreign countries.
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sakokujanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't isolationist.; Didn't practice isolationism.
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sakokudeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably isolation.; Probably closed country.
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sakokudewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not national isolation.; Was not a policy of seclusion.
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