進

Meaning

Advance, progress · avanzar

Readings

• On (音読み): シン
• Kun (訓読み): すす.む・すす.める

Example words

• 進む（すすむ）— to advance; make progress
• 進める（すすめる）— to move (something) forward
• 進歩（しんぽ）— progress

Structure

Radical 辵 written as 辶 here (しんにょう・しんにゅう · Walk, road) · 11 strokes · school grade 3

Watch out

Transitivity pair: 話が進む (intransitive) / 話を進める (transitive). Do not confuse with 勧める (すすめる, recommend). A bird (隹) on the road (辶); the same 隹 sits in 集 and 難.