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

Alternative spelling
先進國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せんし​んこく [sèńshíꜜǹkòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ɰ̃ɕĩŋko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

先(せん)進(しん)国(こく) • (senshin koku) 

1. advanced country, developed country

Derived terms

• 先(せん)進(しん)国(こく)首(しゅ)脳(のう)会(か)議(いぎ) (senshin koku shunō kaigi): the G7, prior to inclusion of less-economically-strong Russia to form the G8

Related terms

• 新(しん)興(こう)国(こく) (shinkō koku): newly industrialized country
• 発(はっ)展(てん)途(と)上(じょう)国(こく) (hatten tojō koku): developing country
• 途(と)上(じょう)国(こく) (tojō koku): developing country
• 低(てい)開(かい)発(はつ)国(こく) (tei kaihatsu koku) developing country (literally, “low-development country”)
• 後(こう)進(しん)国(こく) (kōshin koku) developing country (less common; literally, “backward country”)