How to say 'Advance' or 'Progress' in Japanese | 進む

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The Japanese word for Advance or Progress is 'Susumu', written as 進む in Japanese.'Advance' or 'Progress' in hiragana is すすむ.

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進む

Meaning

Advance, Progress

Reading

すすむ

susumu

Kanji

進Advance

Explanation

The Japanese verb '進む (すすむ)' primarily means 'to advance' or 'to progress'. It is used to describe forward movement, whether physical, such as moving ahead in space, or metaphorical, such as making progress in a project or situation. For example: The car advanced slowly「車はゆっくり進んだ」(くるまはゆっくりすすんだ). The project is progressing well「プロジェクトは順調に進んでいる」(プロジェクトはじゅんちょうにすすんでいる). Additionally, '進む' can also imply moving forward in time or making a decision, as in: Time advances quickly「時間は早く進む」(じかんははやくすすむ). He decided to proceed with the plan「彼はその計画を進めることにした」(かれはそのけいかくをすすめることにした).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

558

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

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

Kanji in the Word 進む

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

進

Meaning

Advance

Hiragana in the Word 進む

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

む

Reading

Words Related to 進む Through the Kanji 進

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 進 as well.

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進める

Meaning

Advance, Proceed

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進学

Meaning

Advancement

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促進

Meaning

Promotion

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進出

Meaning

Advance, Expansion

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進行

Meaning

Advance, Progress

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進歩

Meaning

Progress

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前進

Meaning

Advance

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進路

Meaning

Path

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推進

Meaning

Promotion

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先進

Meaning

Advancement

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進展

Meaning

Progress

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進化

Meaning

Evolution

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What does 'Susumu' (進む) mean?

'Susumu' means 'Advance' or 'Progress' .

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