鎖国
鎖国する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 鎖国する | 鎖国しない |
| Polite | 鎖国します | 鎖国しません |
| Past polite | 鎖国しました | 鎖国しませんでした |
| Past | 鎖国した | 鎖国しなかった |
| Te-form | 鎖国して | 鎖国しないで |
| Desire | 鎖国したい | 鎖国したくない |
| Potential | 鎖国できる | 鎖国できない |
| Passive | 鎖国される | 鎖国されない |
| Causative | 鎖国させる | 鎖国させない |
| Causative passive | 鎖国させられる | 鎖国させられない |
| Volitional | 鎖国しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 鎖国しましょう | |
| Imperative | 鎖国しろ | 鎖国するな |
| Conditional | 鎖国すれば | 鎖国しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 鎖国したら | 鎖国しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
national isolation; closing the country
General term for a country shutting itself off from foreign contact. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the act of closing a country.
See also: 開国
During the Edo period, Japan practiced national isolation.
That country has kept itself closed off for many years.
sakoku; Tokugawa isolation policy
Specifically refers to the historical policy of the Tokugawa shogunate that severely restricted foreign contact from the early 17th to mid-19th century. Often used in historical contexts.
The sakoku policy lasted from 1639 to 1854.
Usage patterns
- 〈国〉が鎖国するfor a country to close itself off from foreign contact
During the Edo period, Japan remained closed to the outside world for a long time.
- 鎖国を解くto end a policy of national isolation
At the end of the shogunate era, Japan finally ended its policy of national isolation.
- 鎖国を敷くto impose/enforce a policy of national isolation
The shogunate banned contact with foreign countries and enforced national isolation.