Moto 進: Advance; Proceed; ProgressKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シン
- Kun'yomi
- すす(む)、すす(める)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 414 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シン)
- 推進すいしんpropulsion; drive
- 先進国せんしんこくadvanced (developed) country; advanced nations
- 進出しんしゅつadvance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture)
- 促進そくしんpromotion; acceleration
- 進展しんてんprogress; development
- 先進せんしんadvanced; developed
- 前進ぜんしんadvance; moving forward
- 進学しんがくentering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
- 進路しんろroute; course
- 昇進しょうしんpromotion; advancement
- 進行しんこうmoving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement
- 急進きゅうしんrapid progress; radical
- 進退しんたいadvance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards
- 行進こうしんmarch; parade
- 躍進やくしんmaking rapid progress; making great advances
- 進攻しんこうattack; drive
- 進化しんかevolution; progress
- 増進ぞうしんpromoting; increase
- 進撃しんげきadvance; charge
- 新進しんしんrising; up-and-coming
- 後進こうしんone's junior; younger generation
- 突進とっしんrush; charge
- 累進るいしんsuccessive promotion; gradual promotion
- 進入しんにゅうentry; approach
- 一進一退いっしんいったいnow advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow
- 亢進こうしんrising; exacerbated
- 出処進退しゅっしょしんたいadvancing and retreating; appearance and disappearance
- 勧進かんじんtemple solicitation
- 勧進帳かんじんちょうtemple solicitation book
- 大学進学だいがくしんがくcontinuing one's education into university
- 後進国こうしんこくundeveloped country; third world country
- 東進とうしんproceeding east
- 漸進ぜんしんgradual progress; steady advance
- 特進とくしんspecial promotion (in rank or grade)
- 直進ちょくしんgoing straight on; going straight ahead
- 精進しょうじんconcentration; diligence
- 行進曲こうしんきょくmarch
- 転進てんしんchanging course or direction; shifting position
- 進化論しんかろんevolutionary theory; theory of evolution
- 進取しんしゅenterprising; go-ahead
- 進呈しんていpresentation (e.g. of a gift)
- 進塁しんるいadvance (to the next base)
- 進捗しんちょくprogress; being under way
- 進水しんすい(ship's) launching
- 進級しんきゅうpromotion (school, military, etc.)
- 進行状況しんこうじょうきょうstate of progress
- 進言しんげんadvice (to a superior); counsel
- 進講しんこうgiving a lecture in the Emperor's presence; lecturing to the Emperor
- 進軍しんぐんmarch; advance
- 進退伺いしんたいうかがいinformal resignation; unofficial resignation
- 進駐しんちゅうoccupation; stationing
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 進みすすみprogress
- 進むすすむto advance; to go forward
- 勝ち進むかちすすむto win and advance to the next round
- 突き進むつきすすむto push on; to plunge forward
- 進み出るすすみでるto step forward; to volunteer
- 進めるすすめるto advance; to move forward
Other readings
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Kanji that often appear with 進
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