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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sakoku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sakoku
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The isolationist foreign policy of Japan between the 1630s and 1866, in which entry to and exit from Japan were severely restricted.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鎖国, literally "closed country".

Origin

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Frequently Paired Words

Bakumatsu

Questions

What does sakoku mean?
The isolationist foreign policy of Japan between the 1630s and 1866, in which entry to and exit from Japan were severely restricted.
Where does sakoku come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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