Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 前進する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 前ぜん 進しん する 前ぜん 進しん しない Polite 前ぜん 進しん します 前ぜん 進しん しません Past polite 前ぜん 進しん しました 前ぜん 進しん しませんでした Past 前ぜん 進しん した 前ぜん 進しん しなかった Te-form 前ぜん 進しん して 前ぜん 進しん しないで Desire 前ぜん 進しん したい 前ぜん 進しん したくない Potential 前ぜん 進しん できる 前ぜん 進しん できない Passive 前ぜん 進しん される 前ぜん 進しん されない Causative 前ぜん 進しん させる 前ぜん 進しん させない Causative passive 前ぜん 進しん させられる 前ぜん 進しん させられない Volitional 前ぜん 進しん しよう Polite volitional 前ぜん 進しん しましょう Imperative 前ぜん 進しん しろ 前ぜん 進しん するな Conditional 前ぜん 進しん すれば 前ぜん 進しん しなければ Tara conditional 前ぜん 進しん したら 前ぜん 進しん しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 へ 前ぜん 進しん する to advance toward a place
The troops advanced toward the enemy's position.
前ぜん 進しん を 続つづ ける to keep advancing/progressing
Despite the difficulties, we kept moving forward.
前ぜん 進しん を 阻はば む to block someone's advance/progress
The heavy snow blocked the progress of the plan.
Kanji 進 advance, proceed, progress Related words· 8 前進 emphasizes the act of moving forward physically or in a process, while 進歩 focuses on qualitative improvement, such as in skill or technology.
前進 is general forward movement or progress, while 進出 specifically means advancing into a new field, market, or territory.
前進 means advancing forward in a general sense, while 直進 specifically emphasizes moving in a straight line without turning.
前進 is a neutral term for moving forward, while 進撃 specifically implies an aggressive, military-style advance.
Show 4 more Show fewer 前進 is a formal noun (used with する ) for physically advancing, while 進む is the everyday verb for the same idea.
前進 is a general word for moving forward (military or not), whereas 進軍 is specifically a military advance.
前進 is used for concrete physical or military advance forward, while 進行 covers both physical movement and abstract progress in a broader, more neutral way.
前進 is a concrete step forward (literal or figurative), while 進展 is more abstract, describing a situation's overall advancement.
Opposites· 6 one's junior; younger generation; next generation · moving backwards; backing up; reversing
retreat; falling back; moving backwards · recession; waning; decline · backspace key
前進 means moving forward or advancing, the direct opposite of 逆戻り 's backward reversion to a previous state.
Show 3 more Show fewer 前進 means advancing forward, the direct opposite of 退却 which means retreating backward.
前進 means moving forward, the direct opposite of バック 's sense of reversing or moving backward.
前進 means moving forward or making progress, the direct opposite of 後戻り , which means going backward or regressing.
Don't confuse with 前進 (same pronunciation, ぜんしん ) simply means moving forward or advancing in general, whereas 漸進 specifically emphasizes doing so gradually and step by step.
前進 means physically or figuratively moving forward, while 先進 describes being already advanced or developed; learners confuse them due to similar sound and kanji.
Word family· 10 Show 5 more Show fewer advance base; forward base
forward movement; advance movement
advance troops; advance unit
crawling forward on one's stomach; low crawl
progressive probation
Etymology Compound of 前 (front, forward) and 進 (advance, proceed). The reading is on'yomi (ぜん + しん ).
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