進しん級きゅう

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進級する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	進しん級きゅうする	進しん級きゅうしない
Polite	進しん級きゅうします	進しん級きゅうしません
Past polite	進しん級きゅうしました	進しん級きゅうしませんでした
Past	進しん級きゅうした	進しん級きゅうしなかった
Te-form	進しん級きゅうして	進しん級きゅうしないで
Desire	進しん級きゅうしたい	進しん級きゅうしたくない
Potential	進しん級きゅうできる	進しん級きゅうできない
Passive	進しん級きゅうされる	進しん級きゅうされない
Causative	進しん級きゅうさせる	進しん級きゅうさせない
Causative passive	進しん級きゅうさせられる	進しん級きゅうさせられない
Volitional	進しん級きゅうしよう
Polite volitional	進しん級きゅうしましょう
Imperative	進しん級きゅうしろ	進しん級きゅうするな
Conditional	進しん級きゅうすれば	進しん級きゅうしなければ
Tara conditional	進しん級きゅうしたら	進しん級きゅうしなかったら

Meanings

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

promotion to the next grade; advancement in rank

Used for moving up to the next grade in school or advancing in rank within military or similar hierarchical organizations. Often used with する to mean 'to be promoted' or 'to advance'.

彼かれは成せい績せきが良よかったので、次つぎの学がく年ねんに進しん級きゅうした。
He was promoted to the next grade because his grades were good.
軍ぐん隊たいで進しん級きゅうするには厳きびしい訓くん練れんが必ひつ要ようだ。
Advancing in rank in the military requires rigorous training.

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Usage patterns

〈数すう〉年ねん生せいに進しん級きゅうするto be promoted to the Xth grade
彼かれは無む事じに3年ねん生せいに進しん級きゅうした。
He successfully advanced to the third grade.
進しん級きゅう試し験けんに合ごう格かくするto pass the promotion exam (needed to advance a grade)
進しん級きゅう試し験けんに合ごう格かくすれば、来らい年ねんは4年ねん生せいになる。
If he passes the promotion exam, he'll be a fourth grader next year.

Kanji

進advance, proceed, progress
級class, rank, grade

Related words

昇しょう進しんN2
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.
進しん学がくN3
進学 means moving up to a higher level of education (e.g. from high school to university), while 進級 means moving up within the same school or institution.

Opposites

留りゅう年ねんN1
留年 means repeating the same school year, the direct opposite of 進級, which means advancing to the next one.
落らく第だいN2
落第 means failing to pass and thus not advancing, contrasting with 進級, which means successfully moving up a grade.

Don't confuse with

昇しょう級きゅう
進級 means advancing to the next school grade or class level, while 昇級 refers to rising in rank, job grade, or belt level; the two are easily confused because both mean 'moving up a level'.

Word family

仮かり進しん級きゅう
conditional promotion

Etymology

Compound of 進 (advance) and 級 (grade, rank). The meaning is transparent from its components.