途上国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
途	上	国
と Grade: S	じょう Grade: 1	こく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
途上國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Short for 発展途上国 (hatten tojō koku).[1][2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) とじょーこく [tòjóꜜò kòkù] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
IPA^(key): [to̞ʑo̞ː ko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

途(と)上(じょう)国(こく) • (tojō koku)

developing country

Synonyms

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

Related terms

先(せん)進(しん)国(こく) (senshin koku) developed country
新(しん)興(こう)国(こく) (shinkō koku) newly industrialized country

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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