Word Meaning 途上

とじょう tojou

途上 is read as とじょう (tojou) and means in the process of (development, construction, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. in the process of (development, construction, etc.)
  2. in the middle of
  3. on the way
  4. en route

Reading

Kana

とじょう

Romaji

tojou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 5411 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

途上国

とじょうこく

developing country

途上与信

とじょうよしん

credit monitoring

発展途上

はってんとじょう

developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)

開発途上国

かいはつとじょうこく

developing country

後発開発途上国

こうはつかいはつとじょうこく

least developed country

発展途上国

はってんとじょうこく

developing country

後発々展途上国

こうはつはってんとじょうこく

least developed among developing nations

征途に上る

せいとにのぼる

to start on a journey

小島嶼開発途上国

しょうとうしょかいはつとじょうこく

Small Island Developing States

途中

とちゅう

on the way

みち

distance

way

Example Sentences

5

かれははってんとじょうこくをしえんするしごとをしている。

He works to support developing countries.

Good technicians are in short supply in the developing countries.

Advanced countries must give aid to developing countries.

The small country is making great efforts to keep up with other developing countries.

While the birth rate is intended to be decreased in developing countries, that of developed nations is selfishly planned to be increased, resulting in the difficulty of getting mutual consent.