Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 進歩する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 進歩しんぽ する 進歩しんぽ しない Polite 進歩しんぽ します 進歩しんぽ しません Past polite 進歩しんぽ しました 進歩しんぽ しませんでした Past 進歩しんぽ した 進歩しんぽ しなかった Te-form 進歩しんぽ して 進歩しんぽ しないで Desire 進歩しんぽ したい 進歩しんぽ したくない Potential 進歩しんぽ できる 進歩しんぽ できない Passive 進歩しんぽ される 進歩しんぽ されない Causative 進歩しんぽ させる 進歩しんぽ させない Causative passive 進歩しんぽ させられる 進歩しんぽ させられない Volitional 進歩しんぽ しよう Polite volitional 進歩しんぽ しましょう Imperative 進歩しんぽ しろ 進歩しんぽ するな Conditional 進歩しんぽ すれば 進歩しんぽ しなければ Tara conditional 進歩しんぽ したら 進歩しんぽ しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの〉 〉 が 進歩しんぽ する for something (technology, skills, etc.) to progress or advance
Science and technology are progressing day by day.
進歩しんぽ を 遂と げる to achieve/make progress
This field has made remarkable progress in recent years.
目覚めざ ましい 進歩しんぽ remarkable/striking progress
His English ability showed remarkable progress.
進歩しんぽ がない to show no progress; to make no headway
His tennis never seems to improve.
Kanji 進 advance, proceed, progress Related words· 11 発展 emphasizes expansion or growth (of an economy, organization, etc.), while 進歩 focuses on qualitative improvement or advancement.
向上 refers to raising or improving a specific quality or skill, whereas 進歩 more broadly implies a step forward in a process.
進歩 emphasizes steady, cumulative improvement (in skills, technology, or society), while 進展 focuses on the unfolding or advancement of a specific ongoing situation.
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.
Show 7 more Show fewer 進歩 is the general word for progress or advancement, while 漸進 stresses that the progress happens slowly, one small step at a time.
進歩 describes steady, gradual improvement, whereas 躍進 implies a sudden, dramatic surge forward.
進歩 emphasizes qualitative improvement or development, while 進む is the more general verb for making progress.
進歩 refers to general progress or advancement (e.g. of technology or society), whereas 上達 specifically means becoming more skilled through practice.
進化 implies a deeper, structural transformation, whereas 進歩 refers to gradual, step-by-step improvement, often in skills or technology.
進歩 stresses forward improvement or advancement in skill or technology, while 発達 emphasizes the overall process of growth or maturation.
進歩 refers to improvement or advancement in ability or technology, while 歩み in this sense refers more neutrally to the ongoing course or development of something over time.
Etymology Compound of 進 (advance) and 歩 (walk/step), literally 'advancing step'. The reading is on'yomi.
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