発展途上国

Japanese
Kanji in this term
発 展 途 上 国
はつ > はっ
Grade: 3		 てん
Grade: 6		 と
Grade: S		 じょう
Grade: 1		 こく
Grade: 2
Alternative spelling
發展途上國 (kyūjitai)
     developing economies according to the IMF     developing economies out of scope of the IMF     graduated to developed economy (先進国 senshin koku)

Etymology

Compound of 発展 (hatten, “development, growth”) +‎ 途上 (tojō, “partway, in the process of”) +‎ 国 (koku, “country”).[1]

Pronunciation
    • On’yomi
      • (Tokyo) はってんとじょ​ーこく [hàttéń tójóꜜò kòkù] (Nakadaka – [6])[2]
      • IPA(key): [ha̠t̚tẽ̞n to̞ʑo̞ː ko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

    Noun

    発(はっ)展(てん)途(と)上(じょう)国(こく) • (hatten tojō koku) 

    1. developing country, emerging economy

    Synonyms
    • 途(と)上(じょう)国(こく) (tojō koku) (abbreviation of 発展途上国)
    • 開(かい)発(はつ)途(と)上(じょう)国(こく) (kaihatsu tojō koku) (less common)
    • 低(てい)開(かい)発(はつ)国(こく) (tei kaihatsu koku) (literally, “low-development country”)
    • 後(こう)進(しん)国(こく) (kōshin koku) (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
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