後進国

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Japanese[edit]

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
しん
Grade: 3
こく
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
後進國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Compound of 後進 (kōshin, progressing late) +‎ (koku, country).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) ーしんこく [kòóshíꜜǹkòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɕĩŋko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun[edit]

(こう)(しん)(こく) (kōshinkoku

  1. (dated) developing country, backward country

Antonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN