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On'yomi
シン
SHIN
Kun'yomi
すす.む・すす.める
susumu / susumeru

advance · proceed · progress · promote

dynamic

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Strokes11
Frequency#142
Radicalwalk(3)

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Component Breakdown

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surround from lower-left: walk + 隹

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of advance and bird. Bird advancing.

Symbolism

Progress, advance, promotion. Represents forward movement.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

一進一退

いっしんいったい

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; now advancing and now retreating

新進気鋭

しんしんきえい

young and energetic; up-and-coming; young and energetic

猪突猛進

ちょとつもうしん

headlong rush; rushing recklessly; headlong rush

直往邁進

ちょくおうまいしん

push boldly forward; push boldly forward

日進月歩

にっしんげっぽ

steady progress; rapid advance; steady progress

勇往邁進

ゆうおうまいしん

dash and go; pushing forward; dash and go

出処進退

しゅっしょしんたい

staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move; staying in one's position or resigning

心悸亢進

しんきこうしん

palpitations; tachycardia; palpitations

挙措進退

きょそしんたい

behavior; bearing; demeanor; behavior

進取果敢

しんしゅかかん

enterprising and daring; boldly forward-looking; enterprising and daring

寸進尺退

すんしんしゃくたい

one step forward, many steps backward; little to gain and much to lose; one step forward, many steps backward

精進潔斎

しょうじんけっさい

purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat; purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat

刻苦精進

こっくしょうじん

being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort; being arduous

進退去就

しんたいきょしゅう

one's course of action; deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it; one's course of action

進退両難

しんたいりょうなん

being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place; being driven to the wall

勇猛精進

ゆうみょうしょうじん

engage in ascetic practices with dauntless spirit; engage in ascetic practices with dauntless spirit

匍匐前進

ほふくぜんしん

crawling forward (on one's stomach); crawling forward (on one's stomach)

坐作進退

ざさしんたい

deportment; behavior; carriage; deportment

Proverbs & Idioms

進退窮まる

しんたいきわまる

To be cornered

Unable to advance or retreat