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Kanji Detail for 進 - "advance, progress, forward"

進

  • Meaning

    進 means "advance, progress, forward."

    1. Advance - To move forward; to progress.

    2. Promote - To raise in rank.

    3. Offer - To present respectfully.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    advance; proceed; progress; promote

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    advance, make progress, enter

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The opposite of 退 (retreat). Moving up or forward from one's current position is called 進. | To bring closer. Such as saying 進退人材 (promote and demote talents). | Presenting to superiors is called 進. Such as 進貢 (pay tribute), 進表 (submit a memorial). Therefore income is also called 進項 (revenue). Such as gambling stakes are called 博進 (gambling income). Appears in "Book of Han." | Same as generation. 告進 means addressing predecessors as 先達 (senior figures). | Commonly, the front and back divisions of a house are called 進.
  • Onyomitip

    shin(しん) しん

  • Kunyomitip

    susu.meru(すすめる) すすめる

    susu.mu(すすむ) すすむ

  • Strokestip

    11 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords
    advance progress forward promote offer move proceed develop improve upgrade ascend rise present submit serve march continue accelerate evolve grow

Sentences including 進

  • Are we losing a day on the way to america?

  • He is ahead of us in mathematics.

  • They are willing to help us out.

  • I made my way through the crowd.

  • She helped her mother of her own accord.

  • The team will go ahead with the plan soon.

  • He slowly moved forward.

  • The ship made for the shore.

  • It's great that you got the promotion.

  • Everything is on schedule.

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