後進国

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

後(こう)進(しん)国(こく) • (kōshinkoku) 

  1. (dated) developing country, backward country

Antonyms

References

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