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Dejima in a sentence

Using Dejima

  • In the example corpus, dejima often appears in combinations such as: of dejima, in dejima, on dejima.

Context around Dejima

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

nagasaki 1× entering 1× ended 1× display 1×

Often after:

island 1× began 1× except 1× based 1×

Sentence patterns with Dejima

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

arrived in dejima was inspected 1× behind in dejima 1× better display dejima s fan 1× boundaries of dejima island outlined 1× cross from dejima to nagasaki 1× dock at dejima 1× employees on dejima which was 1× from entering dejima except interpreters 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

despite the financial 1× edo era boundaries 1× every ship that 1× following the forced 1× in 1996 restoration 1× it left for 1×

Common sentence endings:

19th century state 1× be fully restored 1× behind in dejima 1× city of nagasaki 1× dejima to nagasaki 1× dejima was inspected 1×

Words around Dejima

Just before it in the word index:

dejian 4 deji 30 dejesus 20 dejene 2 dejection 15 dejecting 2

Just after it in the word index:

dejitaru 3 dejo 2 dejohn 4 dejon 6 dejong 30 dejonge 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 21 abdicating 21 abductor 21 abet 21 abh 21 abhorred 21

Corpus analysis for Dejima

  • In this selection, "dejima" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nagasaki, entering, ended, island, began and except stand out and add context to how "dejima" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include arrived in dejima was inspected and behind in dejima. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dejima" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dejima

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Every ship that arrived in Dejima was inspected. (8 words)

Edo-era boundaries of Dejima island (outlined in red) within the modern city of Nagasaki. (15 words)

In 1996, restoration of Dejima began with plans for reconstructing 25 buildings in their early 19th-century state. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

The last of the Dejima-based Opperhoofden handled the 1855 delivery of the Kankō Maru (観光丸), Japan's first modern steam warship a gift from the Dutch King Willem III to the Tokugawa Shogunate. (34 words)

Following the forced opening of Japan by US Navy Commodore Perry in 1854, the Bakufu suddenly increased its interactions with Dejima in an effort to build up knowledge of Western shipping methods. (32 words)

The long-term planning intends that Dejima will be surrounded by water on all four sides; its characteristic fan-shaped form and all of its embankment walls will be fully restored. (31 words)

Example sentences (17)

Despite the financial burden of maintaining the isolated outpost on Dejima, the trade with Japan was very profitable for the Dutch, initially yielding profits of 50% or more.

Edo-era boundaries of Dejima island (outlined in red) within the modern city of Nagasaki.

Every ship that arrived in Dejima was inspected.

Following the forced opening of Japan by US Navy Commodore Perry in 1854, the Bakufu suddenly increased its interactions with Dejima in an effort to build up knowledge of Western shipping methods.

He did, however, manage to persuade some of the translators to bring him different plants, and he also found plants in the gardens of Dejima.

In 1996, restoration of Dejima began with plans for reconstructing 25 buildings in their early 19th-century state.

It left for Batavia with 89 crates of Siebold's salvaged botanical collection, but Siebold himself remained behind in Dejima.

Like the city of Nagasaki, Dejima was under the direct supervision of Edo through a governor ( Nagasaki bugyō ).

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Sakoku policy For two hundred years, foreign merchants were generally not allowed to cross from Dejima to Nagasaki.

The Japanese had been keeping abreast of world events via information gathered from Dutch traders in Dejima and had been forewarned by the Dutch of Perry’s voyage.

The Japanese were likewise banned from entering Dejima, except interpreters, cooks, carpenters, clerks and 'Women of Pleasure' from the Maruyama teahouses.

The last of the Dejima-based Opperhoofden handled the 1855 delivery of the Kankō Maru (観光丸), Japan's first modern steam warship a gift from the Dutch King Willem III to the Tokugawa Shogunate.

The long-term planning intends that Dejima will be surrounded by water on all four sides; its characteristic fan-shaped form and all of its embankment walls will be fully restored.

This ended Dejima's role as Japan's only window on the Western world during the era of national isolation.

To better display Dejima's fan-shaped form, the project anticipated rebuilding only parts of the surrounding embankment wall that had once enclosed the island.

To this was added the personal trade of VOC employees on Dejima, which was an important source of income for them and their Japanese counterparts.

Trade declined in the 18th century, as only two ships per year were allowed to dock at Dejima.

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Common combinations with dejima

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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