先せん進しん

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

advanced; developed

Used as a noun or の-adjective for countries, technology, ideas, systems, and fields that are ahead in development or progress.

• 日本にほんは多おおくの分ぶん野やで先せん進しん技ぎ術じゅつを持もっている。

  Japan has advanced technology in many fields.

• 先せん進しん国こくでも貧ひん困こんの問もん題だいは残のこっている。

  Even in developed countries, the problem of poverty remains.

noun

senior; elder; superior

Less common in modern everyday speech than words such as 先輩 or 年長者. It refers to someone senior, elder, or ahead of others in standing; the antonym is 後進.

Antonyms: 後進

• 古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは、先せん進しんが年ねん長ちょう者しゃや先せん輩ぱいを指さすことがある。

  In older writing, 先進 can refer to an elder or senior.