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まぁ、日本も鎖国していたわけだしなあ。

Sentence Analyzer

まぁ 日本 鎖国していた わけ なあ

English Translation

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

Furigana

まぁ、日本(にっぽん)鎖国(さこく)していたわけだしなあ。

Romanji

Maxa, Nippon mo sakokushiteita wake da shi nā.

Words

まあ (まあ、ま)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now; tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat; well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so...; oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!
日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
鎖国 (さこく)
national isolation; exclusion of foreigners
(わけ)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
なあ (なあ)
hey; say; look; used to get someone's attention or press one's point

Kanji

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: サ、 くさり、 とざ.す
Meanings: chain, irons, connection
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country