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進んで (すすんで, susunde) Japanese meaning: voluntarily | Kotomora

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Meanings

1

voluntarily; willingly; of one's own free will

Used when someone does something proactively, without being asked or forced. Often implies a positive, eager attitude.

彼かれは進すすんでその仕し事ごとを引ひき受うけた。
He willingly took on that task.

Expressions

自みずから進すすんでvoluntarily; on one's own initiative; by choice

Kanji

進advance, proceed, progress

Related words

奮ふるって
奮って conveys vigorous enthusiasm and is typically used in formal calls to action like 奮ってご参加ください, whereas 進んで simply means doing something willingly or voluntarily without being asked.
喜よろこんで
進んで emphasizes doing something on one's own initiative, whereas 喜んで emphasizes doing it happily, often in response to a request.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 進む (すすむ, 'to advance') in its て-form, used adverbially to mean 'advancingly' → 'willingly, proactively'.

進すすんで手伝てつだってくれてありがとう。

Thank you for helping out of your own free will.