新興国

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新興国 (shinkō koku): emerging countries around the world.
新興国 (shinkō koku): newly industrialized countries.
Kanji in this term
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) +‎ (koku, country).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(しん)(こう)(こく) (shinkō koku

  1. emerging country, newly industrialized country
  2. (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.

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN