神奈川条約

かながわじょうやく

Meanings

1. Noun Convention of Kanagawa (March 31, 1854); Kanagawa Treaty; Japan-US Treaty of Peace and Amity (i.e.: treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that ended Japan's policy of national seclusion) See also: 日米和親条約 (にちべいわしんじょうやく).

Kanji

• 神 god
• 奈 Nara
• 川 river. Read as かわ.
• 条 clause. Read as ジョウ.
• 約 promise. Read as ヤク.

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