Japan Vocabulary Flashcards
Monsoon
Strong winds in Asia, blowing from the south-west in summer.
Shogun
A Japanese military ruler in the Edo Japan.
Artisan
A skilled craft worker.
Merchant
A person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
Peasant
A small farmer or farm labourer of low social rank.
Per capita
Average for each person.
Indemnity
Payment for losses.
Edict
- A decree issue by a sovereign or other authority.
2. Any authoritative proclamation or command.
Confucianism
The teaching of Chinese scholar Confucius.
Feudalism
The system of political organization during the Middle Ages in which the lord owned the land and all others served him.
Hereditary
Determined by birth.
Isolationism
The policy of isolating one’s country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one’s country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and responsibilities.
Expansionism
The actions and attitudes of a state or country whose goal is to expand its power and territory.
Isolated
When a person or group is set apart or cut off from others by geographic, ecologic, or social barriers.
Arable
Land suitable for farming and agriculture.
Archipelago
A long chain of islands.
Rituals
A celebration or ceremony observed with regularity.
Ethical codes
Rules about right and wrong behaviour.
Stoic
Used to describe a person who can control his or her emotions and endure difficult experiences with patience.
Assimilation
Forcing a group of people to acquire the characteristics of a majority group.
Edo period
The period in Japanese history between 1600 and 1853; also known as the Tokugawa period.
Meiji
Japanese word meaning enlightened rule.
Industrialization
- the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.
- conversion to the methods, aims, and ideals of industry and economic activity, particularly of an area that was previously underdeveloped economically.
Westernization
Adopting the culture and ideas of the Western world.
