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.

Noun

先進国 ‎(hiragana せんしんこく, romaji senshin koku)

1. advanced country, developed country

Derived terms

• 先進国首脳会議 (せんしんこくしゅのうかいぎ) ‎(senshin koku shunō kaigi): the G7, prior to inclusion of less-economically-strong Russia to form the G8

Related terms

• 新興国 (しんこうこく) ‎(shinkō koku): newly industrialized country
• 発展途上国 (はってんとじょうこく) ‎(hatten tojō koku): developing country
• 途上国 (とじょうこく) ‎(tojō koku): developing country
• 低開発国 (ていかいはつこく) ‎(tei kaihatsu koku) developing country (literally, “low-development country”)
• 後進国 (こうしんこく) ‎(kōshin koku) developing country (less common; literally, “backward country”)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9