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昇進 (しょうしん, shoushin) Japanese meaning: promotion | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 昇進する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 昇しょう 進しん する 昇しょう 進しん しない Polite 昇しょう 進しん します 昇しょう 進しん しません Past polite 昇しょう 進しん しました 昇しょう 進しん しませんでした Past 昇しょう 進しん した 昇しょう 進しん しなかった Te-form 昇しょう 進しん して 昇しょう 進しん しないで Desire 昇しょう 進しん したい 昇しょう 進しん したくない Potential 昇しょう 進しん できる 昇しょう 進しん できない Passive 昇しょう 進しん される 昇しょう 進しん されない Causative 昇しょう 進しん させる 昇しょう 進しん させない Causative passive 昇しょう 進しん させられる 昇しょう 進しん させられない Volitional 昇しょう 進しん しよう Polite volitional 昇しょう 進しん しましょう Imperative 昇しょう 進しん しろ 昇しょう 進しん するな Conditional 昇しょう 進しん すれば 昇しょう 進しん しなければ Tara conditional 昇しょう 進しん したら 昇しょう 進しん しなかったら
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He was promoted to department manager.
I don't want to miss the chance for promotion.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 部ぶ 長ちょう に 昇しょう 進しん する to be promoted to (a position such as) department manager
He will be promoted to department manager next month.
昇しょう 進しん が 決き まる for a promotion to be decided/confirmed
Her promotion was officially confirmed.
昇しょう 進しん を 目め 指ざ す to aim for a promotion
He is working hard, aiming for his next promotion.
同どう 期き より 早はや く 昇しょう 進しん する to be promoted faster than one's peers (of the same entry year)
She got promoted earlier than her fellow new hires.
Kanji 進 advance, proceed, progress Related words· 13 昇進 is used mainly for climbing a rank at one's company or job, while 昇格 covers a broader rise in status or class, including sports leagues or titles.
昇進 refers narrowly to moving up a rank at work, while 出世 more broadly means succeeding in life or one's career, often implying social recognition.
昇進 is the general word for a promotion, while 栄転 specifically means being promoted along with a transfer to a new post, often phrased as a respectful announcement.
昇進 is an ordinary promotion through the normal ranks, while 抜擢 is a special selection that skips over seniority or expectations.
Show 9 more 昇進 refers to promotion in a job or career, while 進級 refers specifically to advancing to the next grade in school or rank in a hierarchical system like the military.
昇進 refers specifically to career/job promotion (e.g. to manager), while 昇級 is used more broadly for moving up a grade in a ranked system like belts or exam levels.
昇進 is the general word for being promoted in rank or position, while 累進 stresses a gradual, step-by-step advancement or increase.
昇進 is the general word for being promoted (e.g. at a company), while 入幕 refers specifically to a sumo wrestler's promotion to the makuuchi division.
Don't confuse with 昇進 means being promoted in rank or position, while 昇天 means ascending to heaven or dying; learners may confuse them because both start with 昇.
昇給 is specifically a rise in salary, whereas 昇進 is a rise in job rank or title that may or may not come with a pay increase.
昇進 (しょうしん, promotion at work) sounds and is written almost identically to 精進 (しょうじん, devoted effort/ascetic practice) but means something entirely different.
Etymology Compound of 昇 (rise, ascend) and 進 (advance, progress). The reading しょうしん is the standard on'yomi combination. The rare reading しょうじん is obsolete.
昇進 refers specifically to a promotion in job rank or position within an organization, whereas 格上げ can describe upgrading the status, class, or quality of people, products, or services more broadly.
昇進 refers strictly to a promotion in job rank, whereas 浮上 is used more broadly for moving up in any ranking or standings.
昇進 focuses on someone rising in rank within an existing career track, while 登用 covers the initial act of choosing and placing a capable person into a role.
昇進 refers specifically to career advancement or a job promotion, whereas プロモーション can also mean a marketing campaign.
昇進する is the direct, modern verb for being promoted at work, while 登る in this sense is more formal or literary.
しょうしん
Rarely used kanji form.
