新興国

Japanese

新興国 (shinkō koku): emerging countries around the world.

新興国 (shinkō koku): newly industrialized countries.

Kanji in this term
新	興	国
しん Grade: 2	こう Grade: 5	こく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
新興國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 新興 (shinkō, “burgeoning, rising”) +‎ 国 (koku, “country”).[1]

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) しんこーこく [shìńkóꜜò kòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
IPA^(key): [ɕĩŋko̞ː ko̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

新(しん)興(こう)国(こく) • (shinkō koku)

emerging country, newly industrialized country
(dated) a newly independent country, no longer a colony

Usage notes

A country labeled as a 新興国 in Japanese could be deemed in English to be either an emerging country or a newly industrialized country, or even both, depending on the context.

The sense of no longer a colony is no longer used in modern contexts.

Related terms

先(せん)進(しん)国(こく) (senshin koku): developed country
発(はっ)展(てん)途(と)上(じょう)国(こく) (hatten tojō koku): developing country
開(かい)発(はつ)途(と)上(じょう)国(こく) (kaihatsu tojō koku): developing country (less common synonym of 発展途上国)
低(てい)開(かい)発(はつ)国(こく) (tei kaihatsu koku): developing country (literally, “low-development country”)
後(こう)進(しん)国(こく) (kōshin koku): developing country (less common; literally, “backward 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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[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN