Kanji 進

音読おんよみ: シン

訓読くんよみ: すすむ・すすめる

画数かくすう: 11

部首ぶしゅ: しんにょう（辶）

Meaning

Advance / Proceed / Progress

Conjugation
Tap for 進む (advance) Tap for 進める (proceed)
  • 進学しんがく — advancing to higher education
  • 進歩しんぽ — progress; improvement
  • 進出しんしゅつ — expansion; advance into
  • 前進ぜんしん — forward movement; advance
  • 進化しんか — evolution; progress
  • 進展しんてん — development; advancement
More examples - tap to expand
  • 昇進しょうしん — promotion (in a job)
  • 進呈しんてい — presentation; giving as a gift
  • 精進しょうじん — devotion; diligence; ascetic practice
Compound Verbs - tap to expand
  • 突つき進すすむ — to push on; to plunge forward
  • 歩あるき進すすむ — to walk on; to tread
  • 推おし進すすめる — to drive forward; to push ahead (a plan)

進 includes the 辶 (movement) radical and the character 隹 (bird). Together, it paints the image of something moving ahead quickly, like a bird advancing on foot. It’s commonly used to express advancement in stages, like grades or careers.

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