進
進 — advance, proceed, progress
- JLPT
- JLPT N3
- Strokes
- 11
- Taught in
- School year 3
- Frequency
- #142 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
-
- しん shin
- しん shin
- Kun'yomi
-
- すす.む susu.mu
- すす.める susu.meru
- すす.む susu.mu
Words that use 進
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 進む すすむ to advance (spatially) JLPT N4
- 進学 しんがく advancing to the next stage of education JLPT N3
- 進歩 しんぽ progress JLPT N3
- 進める すすめる to advance JLPT N3
- 前進 ぜんしん advance JLPT N3
- 進行 しんこう moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle) JLPT N3
- 行進 こうしん march JLPT N1
- 昇進 しょうしん promotion JLPT N1
- 進化 しんか evolution JLPT N1
- 進出 しんしゅつ advance (into a new market, industry, etc.) JLPT N1