１６３９年以降日本は外国料理に対して門戸を閉ざした。

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English Translation

After 1639 Japan closed the door to foreign cuisine.

Furigana

１６３９年(ねん)以降(いこう)日本(にっぽん)は外国(がいこく)料理(りょうり)に対(たい)して門戸(もんこ)を閉(と)ざした。

Romanji

Ichi roku san kyū nen ikō Nippon wa gaikoku ryōri nitaishite monko o tozashita.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

六 (ろく、む、むう)

six

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

以降 (いこう)

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

外国 (がいこく、そとぐに)

foreign country

料理 (りょうり)

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration; management

に対して (にたいして)

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

門戸 (もんこ)

door

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

閉ざす (とざす、さす)

to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten; to plunge (in grief)