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N4 kanji · 11 strokes

進 means advance

隹 bird · 辶 road

進Memory trick

A bird (隹) only goes forward along the road: to advance.

Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.

Meaning and readings

Meanings
advance, proceed, progress, promote
JLPT level
N4
Strokes
11
School grade
Grade 3 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) すすむ susumu

すすむ (susumu) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.

Other Japanese readings: すすめる susumeru

From Chinese (onyomi) シン shin

シン (shin) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.

Common word

進む すすむ · susumu

to advance, to go forward

Built from

Tap a part to see the N5 and N4 kanji that use it.

隹 Used in 40 kanji

See all 3 at N5 and N4

辶 Used in 56 kanji

See all 8 at N5 and N4

The story and the part meanings are Chirami's own. Readings, meanings and the common word come from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, and the strokes from KanjiVG. Spotted a mistake? Email support@brightsmilesolutions.org.