先進国

See also: 先进国

Japanese

先進国 (senshin koku): Countries described as Advanced Economies by the IMF.

先進国 (senshin koku): Countries described as Developed Economies by the World Bank.

Kanji in this term
先	進	国
せん Grade: 1	しん Grade: 3	こく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 先進 (senshin, “forefront, vanguard, advancement”) +‎ 国 (koku, “country”).^[1]

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) せんしんこく [sèńshíꜜǹkòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[2]
- IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ɰ̃ɕĩŋko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

先進国 (hiragana せんしんこく, rōmaji senshin koku)

advanced country, developed country

Derived terms

先進国首脳会議 (せんしんこくしゅのうかいぎ) (senshin koku shunō kaigi): the G7, prior to inclusion of less-economically-strong Russia to form the G8

Related terms

新興国 (しんこうこく) (shinkō koku): newly industrialized country
発展途上国 (はってんとじょうこく) (hatten tojō koku): developing country
途上国 (とじょうこく) (tojō koku): developing country
低開発国 (ていかいはつこく) (tei kaihatsu koku) developing country (literally, “low-development country”)
後進国 (こうしんこく) (kōshin koku) developing country (less common; literally, “backward country”)

References

↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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