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How to say 'Advance' in Japanese | 前進

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The Japanese word for Advance is 'Zenshin', written as 前進 in Japanese.'Advance' in hiragana is ぜんしん.

    word

    前進

    Meaning

    Advance

    Reading

    ぜんしん

    zenshin

    Kanji

    前Before, Front 進Advance

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '前進 (ぜんしん)' means 'advance' or 'progress'. It is used to describe the act of moving forward, either physically or metaphorically. This term is often used in contexts related to movement, development, or improvement. For example: The army advanced「軍隊は前進した」(ぐんたいはぜんしんした). We need to make progress in this project「このプロジェクトで前進する必要がある」(このプロジェクトでぜんしんするひつようがある). The word can also be used in a more abstract sense, such as making progress in life or in a particular field.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    3633

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 前進

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

  • kanji

    進

    Meaning

    Advance

Words Related to 前進 Through the Kanji 前

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 前 as well.

  • word

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

  • word

    御前

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    名前

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    以前

    Meaning

    Before, Previously

  • word

    昼前

    Meaning

    Before noon

  • word

    前後

    Meaning

    Approximately, Before and after

  • word

    前提

    Meaning

    Premise

  • word

    当たり前

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    午前

    Meaning

    Morning, AM

  • word

    前回

    Meaning

    Last time

  • word

    前期

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    前述

    Meaning

    Aforementioned

  • word

    直前

    Meaning

    Just before

  • word

    事前

    Meaning

    Advance, Prior

  • word

    手前

    Meaning

    Oneself, Front

  • word

    前半

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    戦前

    Meaning

    Prewar

  • word

    前者

    Meaning

    Former

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    前掲

    Meaning

    Aforementioned

  • word

    前向き

    Meaning

    Positive

  • word

    人前

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    前もって

    Meaning

    Beforehand

  • word

    出前

    Meaning

    Delivery

  • word

    前日

    Meaning

    Previous day

  • word

    前売り券

    Meaning

    Advance, Ticket

  • word

    前年

    Meaning

    Previous year

  • word

    建て前

    Meaning

    Principle, Facade

  • word

    駅前

    Meaning

    Station front

Words Related to 前進 Through the Kanji 進

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 進 as well.

  • word

    進む

    Meaning

    Advance, Progress

  • word

    進める

    Meaning

    Advance, Proceed

  • word

    進学

    Meaning

    Advancement

  • word

    促進

    Meaning

    Promotion

  • word

    進出

    Meaning

    Advance, Expansion

  • word

    進行

    Meaning

    Advance, Progress

  • word

    進歩

    Meaning

    Progress

  • word

    進路

    Meaning

    Path

  • word

    推進

    Meaning

    Promotion

  • word

    先進

    Meaning

    Advancement

  • word

    進展

    Meaning

    Progress

  • word

    進化

    Meaning

    Evolution

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'Zenshin' means 'Advance' .

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