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    3. 開国

    開国

    開かい国こく

    founding a country

    KMT8News #22+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveHistoryPolitics & LawKanji Vocab20 strokes

    かいこく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    founding a country
    2.
    opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world, ending (a policy of) national seclusion

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    日に本ほんは江え戸ど時じ代だいに開かい国こくしました。

    Japan opened its country during the Edo period.

    KMT6History
    ペリーの来らい航こうが日に本ほんの開かい国こくのきっかけとなりました。

    Perry's arrival triggered Japan's opening to the world.

    KMT8HistoryPolitics & Law
    開かい国こく後ご、日に本ほんは西せい洋ようの文ぶん化かや技ぎ術じゅつを積せっ極きょく的てきに取とり入いれました。

    After opening its borders, Japan actively adopted Western culture and technology.

    KMT8HistoryCulture & Traditions
    開かい国こくは、日に本ほんの近きん代だい化かに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえました。

    The opening of the country had a significant impact on Japan's modernization.

    KMT9HistoryPolitics & Law
    鎖さ国こくから開かい国こくへの転てん換かんは、当とう時じの政せい治じ体たい制せいに大 きな変へん化かをもたらしました。

    The transition from national seclusion to opening the country brought about major changes in the political system of the time.

    KMT9Politics & LawHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    開
    ひら.く・ひら.き・-びら.き・ひら.ける・あ.く・あ.ける…(4)
    open・unfold・unseal
    国
    くに…(3)
    country
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