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進む

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

進む — “to advance, to make progress”

進む (read すすむ) means to advance, to make progress. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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すすむ

Meaning

to advance, to make progress

進む in a sentence

工事こうじは順調じゅんちょうに進んすすんでいます。

The construction is progressing smoothly.

The kanji in 進む

進to advance

Words that share a kanji with 進む

進学しんがく— going on to higher education, advancing to the next level of schooling
進歩しんぽ— progress, advance
進めるすすめる— to advance, to move forward, to proceed with
前進ぜんしん— advance, moving forward, progress

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