かいこく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かいこく – see the following entries.

【開国】 [noun] opening of a country to foreigners [verb] to open a country to foreigners

【改刻】 [noun] recutting of a stamp or movable type; (typography, by extension) redesign of lettering [verb] to recut a stamp or movable type; (typography, by extension) to redesign lettering

(This term, かいこく (kaikoku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)