Kanji1 / 11
進 kanji
advance, proceed, progress, promote
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
シン
Kun readings
すすむすすめる
Words with 進
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —進水式launching ceremony; ceremonial ship launching
- —進行形progressive form; in progress; ongoing; underway
- —進行係program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
- —進呈本complimentary copy
- —進歩的progressive
- —進歩党progressive party
- —進駐軍occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
- —漸進的gradual
- —進行相progressive aspect
- —前進角angle of advance
- —進ぜるto give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
- —進ずるto give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
- —大躍進Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
- —進行度rate of progression
- —大進歩major progress; huge advance
- —逆進税regressive tax
- —精進物vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
- —共進化coevolution
- —進学校school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
- —進行波traveling wave (travelling)