先進国

せんしんこく

Meanings

1. Noun developed country; advanced country

Kanji

• 先 ahead. Read as セン.
• 進 advance. Read as シン.
• 国 country. Read as コク.

Example sentences

• ごく最近まで、先進国の人々は環境にさほど気にかけてはいなかった。
  Until quite recently, people in developed countries didn't care much about the environment.
• 先進国は発展途上国を援助しなければならない。
  Advanced countries must give aid to developing countries.
• 先進国の中では日本だけがイタリアよりも高齢者の人口比率が高い。
  Only Japan has an older demographic than Italy among advanced countries.
• 先進国の中で、イタリアよりも高齢者の人口比率が高いのは日本だけだ。
  Only Japan has an older demographic than Italy among advanced countries.
• もはや先進国ではない。
  It is no longer a developed country.

Words containing 先進国

• 工業先進国 (こうぎょうせんしんこく) industrialized countries

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