noun, takes する

  1. national isolation, closing the country (to foreigners).

noun

  1. sakoku, policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
鎖国 さこく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

chain, irons, connection
くさり サ とざ.す (7th, N1)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
fragments
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
country
コク くに くな (2nd, N5)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
jewel, ball
たま ギョク おう (1st, N2)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)