鎖国

Reading

Kana: さこく

Romaji: sakoku

Definition

noun

vs

1

national isolation; exclusion of foreigners

See also: 開国

Kanji

鎖

Readings: サ、 くさり、 とざ.す

Meanings: chain, irons, connection

国

Readings: コク、 くに

Meaning: country

Example Sentence

まぁ、日本(にっぽん)も鎖国(さこく)していたわけだしなあ。

➥Well, after all Japan also cut itself off from the world.