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開国

かいこく

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1founding a country
2opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world
3ending (a policy of) national seclusion

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Kanji in this word

開Open, Unfold, Unseal12 strokes 国Country8 strokes

More words with 開

開放かいほう · openN2 開発かいはつ · developmentN1 公開こうかい · opening to the public 開催かいさい · holding a meetingN1 展開てんかい · developN2

Full entry on Jisho

開始かいし · startN3

開会かいかい · opening of a meetingN2

開幕かいまく · raising the curtain

More words with 国

国家こっか · stateN3 外国人がいこくじん · foreignerN5 国立こくりつ · nationalN2 国防こくぼう · national defenseN1 ～国～こく · nation of ~N2 国境こっきょう · national or state borderN3 国連こくれん · U.N.N1 外国がいこく · foreign countryN5