進すすむ

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進む · godan verb (-mu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	進すすむ	進すすまない
Polite	進すすみます	進すすみません
Past polite	進すすみました	進すすみませんでした
Past	進すすんだ	進すすまなかった
Te-form	進すすんで	進すすまないで
Desire	進すすみたい	進すすみたくない
Potential	進すすめる	進すすめない
Passive	進すすまれる	進すすまれない
Causative	進すすませる	進すすませない
Causative passive	進すすませられるalso 進すすまされる	進すすませられないalso 進すすまされない
Volitional	進すすもう
Polite volitional	進すすみましょう
Imperative	進すすめ	進すすむな
Conditional	進すすめば	進すすまなければ
Tara conditional	進すすんだら	進すすまなかったら

Pairs with進める

Meanings

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

advance; go forward; move ahead

Physical or spatial movement forward; also used for advancing in a line or procession.

車くるまがゆっくり進すすんでいる。
The car is moving forward slowly.
行ぎょう列れつが少すこしずつ進すすんだ。
The line advanced little by little.

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

precede; go ahead; lead

Being ahead of others in position or order; often used when someone goes first or takes the lead.

彼かれは私わたしより先さきに進すすんでいた。
He had gone ahead of me.
どうぞお先さきに進すすんでください。
Please go ahead.

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

make progress; improve; advance

Abstract progress in work, studies, projects, or personal development; implies moving toward a goal or better state.

研けん究きゅうは順じゅん調ちょうに進すすんでいる。
The research is progressing smoothly.
日本にほん語ごの勉べん強きょうがなかなか進すすまない。
My Japanese studies aren't making much progress.

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

deepen; heighten; intensify

Used for conditions, states, or abstract things becoming more intense or advanced, such as illness, seasons, or understanding.

秋あきが深ふかまるにつれて寒さむさが進すすむ。
As autumn deepens, the cold intensifies.
病びょう状じょうが進すすんで入にゅう院いんが必ひつ要ようになった。
His condition worsened, and he needed to be hospitalized.

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

be fast (clock); be ahead; gain time

Specifically for clocks or watches showing a time later than the actual time.

この時計とけいは5分ふん進すすんでいる。
This clock is five minutes fast.

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

do willingly; do of one's own accord

Used in the て-form 進んで to mean doing something voluntarily, without being asked.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉を進すすむto advance along/through a place
川かわに沿そって道どうを進すすむ。
We proceed along the road following the river.
〈事こと〉が進すすむfor a project, plan, or work to progress
工こう事じが順じゅん調ちょうに進すすんでいる。
The construction work is progressing smoothly.
時と計けいが進すすむfor a clock or watch to run fast
この時計とけいは5分ふん進すすんでいる。
This clock is five minutes fast.
病びょう気きが進すすむfor an illness to advance or worsen
病びょう気きが進すすむと治ち療りょうが難むずかしくなる。
As the illness progresses, treatment becomes more difficult.
〈人ひと〉が先さきに進すすむfor someone to go ahead or take the lead
彼かれが先さきに進すすんで道みちを確かく認にんした。
He went ahead and checked the route first.
進すすんで〈動どう詞し〉to do something willingly or of one's own accord
彼かれは進すすんで手伝てつだってくれた。
He helped out of his own free will.

Expressions

前まえに進すすむmove forward; move on; advance
気きが進すすむfeel inclined to do; be willing to do
箸はしが進すすむeat a lot; have a good appetite · appetizing
食しょくが進すすむhave a good appetite; eat with relish
緩ゆるやかに進すすむproceed slowly; advance at a gentle pace
進すすむも地じ獄ごく退しりぞくも地じ獄ごくbetween the devil and the deep blue sea; damned if you do, damned if you don't

Kanji

進advance, proceed, progress

Transitive / intransitive

進すすめるN3sense 1
進む is intransitive ('to advance'), while 進める is its transitive partner ('to advance something').

Related words· 14

前ぜん進しんN3sense 1
前進 is a formal noun (used with する) for physically advancing, while 進む is the everyday verb for the same idea.
進しん歩ぽN3sense 3
進歩 emphasizes qualitative improvement or development, while 進む is the more general verb for making progress.
先せん行こうN1sense 2
先行 specifically means to go ahead of others or occur beforehand, a narrower sense of what 進む can express when meaning 'to precede'.
向こう上じょうN2sense 3
向上 focuses on rising in quality or level, while 進む more broadly covers moving forward or progressing over time.

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自みずからN2sense 6
自ら is an adverb meaning 'on one's own initiative', close to the meaning of 進んで (from 進む) when doing something voluntarily.
行いくN5
進む stresses forward progress or advancement, whereas 行く in this sense (as in うまくいく) is about how a matter turns out overall.
進しん行こうN1
進む is the everyday verb for moving forward or making progress, while 進行 is the more formal noun/suru-verb used in technical or written contexts.
赴おもむくN1
進む is the neutral verb for progressing or advancing toward a state, while 赴く in this sense is more formal and literary.
踏ふみ出だすN1
進む is a general verb for advancing or making progress, while 踏み出す highlights the decisive first step taken from a standstill.
運はこぶN4
進む is the general verb for advancing or proceeding, while 運ぶ in its intransitive sense specifically describes how a matter or plan is going, often with うまく or 順調に.
はかどるN1
進む is a general verb for moving forward or advancing, while 捗る specifically describes work or tasks progressing efficiently and smoothly.
歩あゆむN1
進む is the general word for advancing or making progress, whereas 歩む specifically evokes a slow, deliberate step-by-step advance, often toward a fated outcome.
突つき進すすむN1
進む is the neutral, general verb for advancing, while 突き進む adds a nuance of forceful, determined pushing ahead against resistance.
向むかうN4
向かう emphasizes the direction one is heading toward, while 進む emphasizes forward movement or progress itself.

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戻もどるN4sense 1
進む means to move forward, while 戻る means to go back or return to a previous position.
遅おくれるN4sense 5
For clocks, 進む means the time shown is ahead of the actual time, while 遅れる means it is behind.
後こう退たいN1sense 3
進む describes forward progress, whereas 後退 describes regression or falling back.

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引ひき返かえすN2
進む means to advance or move forward, the opposite of 引き返す, which means to turn back and retrace one's steps.
退しりぞくN1
進む means to advance or move forward, the direct opposite of 退く's sense of moving or stepping back.
滞とどこおるN1
進む means a process moves forward smoothly, the opposite of 滞る, where progress stalls or backs up.

Word family· 10

突つき進すすむN1
push on; plunge forward; forge ahead
勝かち進すすむ
advance to the next round; win one's way through
進すすみN1
progress; advance; pace of progress
切きり進すすむ
cut through; cleave; saw through; hack apart
掘ほり進すすむ
burrow through; dig through; tunnel through

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読よみ進すすむ
continue reading; read on; go on reading
進すすみ具ぐ合あい
state of progress; how far along
進すすみ出でる
step forward; come forward; volunteer
進すすみ力りき率りつ
leading power factor
行ぎょうの進すすむ方ほう向こう
line progression; direction of line advance

Written forms

進すすむUsage94%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
すすむUsage6%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the intended nuance is broad.

Etymology

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 進 conveys 'advance' or 'progress'. The historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a basic motion verb with broad figurative extensions.