Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N3

142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: advance, proceed, progress, promote

Kunyomi: すす.む すす.める

Onyomi: シン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: しんにょう

Meaning: walk

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

行する(しんこうする)   advance [v.i.]

学する(しんがくする)   advance to a higher school

歩する(しんぽする)   progress [v.i]

化する(しんかする)   evolve [v.i.]

する(ぜんしんする)   advance [v.i.]

する(そくしんする)   promote, advance, help [v.t.]

する(しょうしんする)   be promoted

路(しんろ)   course, route

国(せんしんこく)   developed country

む(すすむ)   progress, advance [v.i.]

める(すすめる)   advance [v.t.]

Onyomi Examples

シンガク advancing to the next stage of education, going on to (high school, college, etc.)

シンカ evolution, evolution, becoming more advanced, progress, development, improvement

コウシン one's junior, younger generation, next generation, moving backwards, backing up, reversing

ルイシン successive promotion, gradual progression, rising step by step, increasing progressively (of income tax, etc.)

Kunyomi Examples

すすむ to advance, to go forward, to precede, to go ahead (of), to make progress, to improve, to deepen, to heighten, to be fast (of a clock), to be ahead, to do of one's own free will

むも地獄退くも地獄 すすむもじごくしりぞくもじごく between the devil and the deep blue sea, both advancing and retreating are hell

める すすめる to advance, to move forward, to put (a clock, watch) forward, to carry forward (plans, work, etc.), to proceed with, to make progress in, to further, to advance, to hasten, to speed up, to raise, to elevate, to promote, to develop, to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)