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Kanji Detail for 晋 - "advance"

晋

  • Meaning

    晋 means "advance." Also associated with progress.

    1. Advance - To move forward vigorously.

    2. Progress - To proceed; to make headway.

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    • Verified meaning: advance
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しん, しんじ, すすみ, すすむ)
    • Also carries these associations: progress

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 晋

    Given names 晋(しん)Listen 晋(すすみ)Listen 晋(すすむ)Listen

    Surnames 晋(しんじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    advance

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    advance, increase; promote

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Jin; the Jin Dynasties (265–420); Western Jin 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265–316), Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317–420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936–946); short name for Shanxi province 山西[Shan1 xi1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to advance; to increase; to promote

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shin(シン) シン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    susu.mu(すす-む) すす-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

  • Related Keywords

    advance progress promote ascend develop improve grow prosper rise forward elevation upgrade flourish headway thrive step up

Sentences including 晋

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