先進国
See also: 先进国
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
---|---|---|
先 | 進 | 国 |
せん Grade: 1 |
しん Grade: 3 |
こく Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
---|
先進國 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
Compound of 先進 (senshin, “forefront, vanguard, advancement”) + 国 (koku, “country”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
先進国 • (senshin koku)
Derived terms edit
- 先進国首脳会議 (senshin koku shunō kaigi): the G7, prior to inclusion of less-economically-strong Russia to form the G8
Related terms edit
- 新興国 (shinkō koku): newly industrialized country
- 発展途上国 (hatten tojō koku): developing country
- 途上国 (tojō koku): developing country
- 低開発国 (tei kaihatsu koku) developing country (literally, “low-development country”)
- 後進国 (kōshin koku) developing country (less common; literally, “backward country”)
References edit
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN