Moji Ninja

進 — advance

進 means “advance”. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: シン (shin). Kun'yomi: すす(む) (susumu). You'll see it in words such as 進む (susumu, “to go forward”).

進
Stroke order of 進
Meaning
advance
On'yomi
シン (shin)
Kun'yomi
すす(む) (susumu)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N4 · set Coming & going

How to remember 進

A bird (隹) on the road (辶): birds only walk forwards — advancing.

Parts: 辶 road · 隹 bird

Words with 進

WordReadingMeaning
進むすすむ susumu kunto go forward
進めるすすめる susumeru kunto advance; to move forward

Example sentences

More in the “Coming & going” set

Practise 進 free