sakoku

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鎖国, literally "closed country".

Noun

sakoku (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The foreign policy of Japan between the 1630s and 1866, during which entry to and exit from Japan were severely restricted.

Japanese

Romanization

sakoku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さこく
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