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進上 (しんじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

進しん上じょう

し

ん

じょ

う

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

present; give; offer

Formal term for respectfully presenting something to a superior, often used in official or ceremonial contexts.

社しゃ長ちょうに記き念ねん品ひんを進しん上じょうした。
We presented a commemorative gift to the company president.
この

書しょ

類るい

を

部ぶ

長ちょう

に

進しん

上じょう

し

て

ください

。

Please present these documents to the department head.

Kanji

進advance, proceed, progress
上above, up

Similar words

贈ぞう呈てい
贈呈 is also a formal giving term, but often used for public presentations or awards, while 進上 emphasizes giving to a superior.
献けん上じょう
献上 implies offering to a person of very high status, such as a lord or emperor, and is more archaic or ceremonial than 進上.

Etymology

Compound of 進 (advance, present) and 上 (above, superior), literally 'to advance upward', reflecting the act of respectfully offering something to a higher-ranking person.