How to say 'Advance' or 'Proceed' in Japanese | 進める

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The Japanese word for Advance or Proceed is 'Susumeru', written as 進める in Japanese.'Advance' or 'Proceed' in hiragana is すすめる.

word

進める

Meaning

Advance, Proceed

Reading

すすめる

susumeru

Kanji

進Advance

Explanation

The Japanese verb '進める (すすめる)' primarily means 'to advance' or 'to proceed'. It is used to describe moving something forward, whether physically, in a process, or in a discussion. For example: let's proceed with the plan「計画を進めましょう」(けいかくをすすめましょう). He advanced the project「彼はプロジェクトを進めた」(かれはプロジェクトをすすめた). This verb can also be used in contexts like advancing a piece in a game or progressing in a task. Note that it is transitive, meaning it requires a direct object to indicate what is being advanced or proceeded with.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1197

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 進める

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

進

Meaning

Advance

Hiragana in the Word 進める

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

め

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 進める Through the Kanji 進

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 進 as well.

word

進む

Meaning

Advance, Progress

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

前進

Meaning

Advance

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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'Susumeru' means 'Advance' or 'Proceed' .

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