さ
鎖
こく
国

noun, takes する

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

noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さ
鎖
こく
国
鎖国 さこく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

chain, irons, connection
くさり サ とざ.す (Early Jr. High, 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)