Onyomi: シン · Kunyomi: すす.む, すす.める · Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote
Kanji for advance, proceed, progress, promote
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進 is formed from the movement radical 辶 on the left, and 隹 on the right. The movement radical relates to walking or progressing, while 隹 originally carried the sense of a small bird or direction. Together, they express the idea of moving forward or advancing toward a goal. From this idea, 進 came to mean to advance, proceed, or move forward.
進 shows movement forward, meaning to advance or proceed.
進 is used when making progress or moving toward a goal. It represents going forward or advancing in action or position. Remember 進 as meaning “to advance” or “proceed.”
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 進歩 | しんぽ | progress, advance, improvement, development | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 進む | すすむ | to advance, to go forward | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 進化 | しんか | evolution | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 進学 | しんがく | advancing to the next stage of education, going on to (high school, college, etc.) | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 進める | すすめる | to advance, to move forward, to put (a clock, watch) forward | common JLPT-N3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 進行 | しんこう | moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle), onward movement | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 進展 | しんてん | progress, development | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 進路 | しんろ | route, course, path | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 進出 | しんしゅつ | advance (into a new market, industry, etc.), expansion (into), launch (into), entering, making inroads (into) | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 進み | すすみ | progress | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 進撃 | しんげき | advance, charge | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 進入 | しんにゅう | entry, approach, penetration | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 進歩的 | しんぽてき | progressive | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 進化論 | しんかろん | evolutionary theory, theory of evolution | Noun |
| 進水 | しんすい | (ship's) launching | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |