advance, proceed, progress, promote

About this kanji

The kanji 「進」 means to advance or proceed, and it is commonly used as both a verb and in noun compounds. The on'yomi reading is シン, while the kun'yomi readings include すす.む (to advance) and すす.める (to promote). Some common compounds include 急進 (きゅうしん), meaning rapid progress, 昇進 (しょうしん), which refers to promotion, and 進学 (しんがく), meaning advancing in education. This kanji is often associated with positive movement or improvement in various contexts, such as in career advancement or educational progress.

Example sentences

• 前に進むことを決意した。

  I resolved to move forward.

Meanings across languages

English

advance, proceed, progress, promote

Tiếng Việt

tiến lên, tiến triển

日本語

進む, 進行

한국어

진행하다, 진출하다

中文

前进, 进展

id

maju, melanjutkan, membangun

th

ก้าวหน้า, ดำเนินการ, พัฒนา

es

avanzar, proceder, progresar

fr

avancer, procéder, progresser

de

vorantreiben, fortschreiten

pt

avançar, prosseguir, progredir

Common compounds

• 急進きゅうしんrapid progress, radical progress
• 昇進しょうしんpromotion, advancement, rising in rank
• 進学しんがくadvancing to the next stage of education, going on to (high school, college, etc.)
• 進行しんこうmoving forward (e.g. of a vehicle), onward movement, progress (of work, activities, etc.)
• 進出しんしゅつadvance (into a new market, industry, etc.), expansion (into), launch (into)
• 進退しんたいadvance or retreat, moving forwards or backwards, movement
• 進展しんてんprogress, development
• 進歩しんぽprogress, advance, improvement