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急進 (きゅうしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
rapid progress ; radical advance ; pushing ahead quickly
Formal noun and する-verb for progress or advance made very quickly, often with a nuance of being radical or going faster than cautious step-by-step change.
If institutional reform advances too radically, confusion arises on the ground.
Kanji 急 hurry, emergency, sudden 進 advance, proceed, progress Similar words 急きゅう 速そく Means 'rapid' or 'swift' more generally; 急進 emphasizes progress or advance, often in reforms, movements, or policy.
急きゅう 進しん 的てき Adjectival form meaning 'radical' or 'radical-progressive'; it is more common when describing ideas, reforms, or political positions.
漸ぜん 進しん Means gradual progress and is close to the opposite of 急進 in reform or policy contexts.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound from 急, associated with suddenness or urgency, and 進, associated with advancing or progressing. This is a component-based explanation of the spelling, not a detailed historical derivation.
