先 進 国(せんしんこく)

せんしんこく

noun

developed country; advanced nation

1. developed country; advanced nation; industrialized country

A country with a highly developed economy, advanced technology, and high standard of living. Commonly used in news, politics, and economics.

日本(にほん)は先進国(せんしんこく)の一(ひと)つだ。

Japan is one of the developed countries.

先進国(せんしんこく)でも貧困(ひんこん)問題(もんだい)は存在(そんざい)する。

Poverty issues exist even in developed countries.

G7は主要(しゅよう)先進国(せんしんこく)の首脳(しゅのう)が集(あつ)まる会議(かいぎ)だ。

The G7 is a summit where the leaders of the major developed nations gather.

The opposite term is 途上国(とじょうこく) (developing country) or 発展途上国(はってんとじょうこく) (developing nation). 先進国(せんしんこく) is the standard neutral term in Japanese media and official documents.

Common collocations

主要(しゅよう)先進国(せんしんこく) — major developed nations
先進国(せんしんこく)首脳(しゅのう)会議(かいぎ) — summit of advanced nations
先進国(せんしんこく)と途上国(とじょうこく) — developed and developing countries
先進国(せんしんこく)の中(なか)で — among developed nations

Related Words

Antonym: 途上国(とじょうこく) (developing country)

Related: 先進的(せんしんてき) (advanced)

Antonym: 新興国(しんこうこく) (emerging nation)

Antonym: 発展途上国(はってんとじょうこく) (developing country)

Compare: 超大国(ちょうたいこく) (superpower (nation))

Related: 資源国(しげんこく) (resource-rich country)

Related: 経済大国(けいざいたいこく) (economic superpower)

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