後進国

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) こーし​んこく [kòóshíꜜǹkòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɕĩŋko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

後進国 (hiragana こうしんこく, rōmaji kōshinkoku)

1. developing country, backward country

Antonyms

• 先進国 (せんしんこく) (senshinkoku)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN