JMdict: 2850798
日米和親条約 【にちべいわしんじょうやく】
- [n] Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion
Kanji in this word:
| Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 日 | Day, Sun, Japan, Counter For Days | ニチ, ジツ | ひ, -び, -か | 1 |
| 米 | Rice, Usa, Metre | ベイ, マイ, メエトル | こめ, よね | 2 |
| 和 | Harmony, Japanese Style, Peace, Soften, Japan | ワ, オ, カ | やわ.らぐ, やわ.らげる, なご.む, なご.やか, あ.える | 3 |
| 親 | Parent, Intimacy, Relative, Familiarity, Dealer (cards) | シン | おや, おや-, した.しい, した.しむ | 2 |
| 条 | Article, Clause, Item, Stripe, Streak | ジョウ, チョウ, デキ | えだ, すじ | 5 |
| 約 | Promise, Approximately, Shrink | ヤク | つづ.まる, つづ.める, つづま.やか | 4 |