進
進 — Advance
advance, proceed, progress, promote
On’yomiシン (shin)
Kun’yomiすすむ (susumu)
Kun’yomiすすめる (susumeru)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 進
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推進 | すいしん suishin | propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.) |
| 進出 | しんしゅつ shinshutsu | advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into) |
| 先進国 | せんしんこく senshinkoku | developed country; advanced country |
| 進展 | しんてん shinten | progress; development |
| 促進 | そくしん sokushin | promotion; acceleration; encouragement |
| 先進 | せんしん senshin | advanced; developed; seniority |
Study notes
進 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #142 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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