進

音読おんよみ: シン

訓読くんよみ: すす・すすめる

画数かくすう: 11 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 辶(しんにょう)

Meaning

Advance, Proceed, Progress — Indicates forward motion or development. Often used in school grade levels, career advancement, and more.


  • すすむ — to advance; to go forward
  • すすめる — to move forward (something)
  • 進学しんがく — advancing to a higher level of education
  • 進歩しんぽ — progress; improvement
  • 進出しんしゅつ — expansion; advance into (a market, area)
  • 前進ぜんしん — forward movement; advance

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.

かれまえすすんだ。
He stepped forward.

日本語にほんご勉強べんきょうすすんでいます。
My Japanese studies are progressing.

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