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JLPT N3 · International affairs

先進国

せんしんこく

developed country

Stroke order of 先進国

3 characters, 25 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

先 · 6 strokes進 · 11 strokes国 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

先 is feet ahead of others, 進 is a bird 隹 walking forward on a road, and 国 is a country.

Parts: 先 ahead + 進 advance + 国 country

The characters in 先進国

  • 先 さき — ahead; earlier; tip (6 strokes)
  • 国 くに — country (8 strokes)

Example sentence

日本は先進国です。

にほんはせんしんこくです。

Japan is a developed country.

Words with 先

先生teacher先月last month先ahead; earlier; tip先週last week先輩senior (at school/work)行き先destination先日the other day連絡先contact info宛先address; recipient先祖ancestor

Words with 進

昇進promotion進歩progress

Words with 国

国country外国人foreigner外国語foreign language中国語Chinese (language)外国旅行trip abroad中国China帰国returning to one's country外国foreign country国民citizens; nation国際international全国nationwide国内domestic入国entering a country国会parliament; Diet国家state; nation国籍nationality国際化internationalization各国each country

More words: International affairs

外交diplomacy国際化internationalization各国each country途上国developing country領土territory国境national border軍army軍隊armed forces紛争conflict協定agreement交流exchange移民immigrant難民refugee世界中all over the world

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