進行 (shinkou) Japanese meaning: moving forward | Kotomora

進しん行こう

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進行する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

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

Meanings

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

moving forward; onward movement

Physical movement forward, such as a vehicle, person, or object advancing.

列れっ車しゃはゆっくりと進しん行こうを始

Kanji

進advance, proceed, progress
行going, journey, carry out

Transitive / intransitive

進行 itself can be used both intransitively and transitively as a suru-verb: intransitively, 工事が進行する ("the construction proceeds"), and transitively with a causative form, 会議を進行させる ("to make the meeting proceed").

Related words· 8

進すすむN4sense 1
進む is the everyday verb for moving forward or making progress, while 進行 is the more formal noun/suru-verb used in technical or written contexts.
進しん展てんN1sense 2
進展 emphasizes a situation unfolding or developing into something new, whereas 進行 stresses steady, continuous advancement along an existing course.
前ぜん進しんN3sense 1
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.
進しん捗ちょく
進行 is a broader word for advancement or movement (used for parades, illnesses, negotiations, etc.), while 進捗 is specifically about how far a planned task or project has advanced.

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運はこび
進行 directly means the ongoing progress or movement of an event or process, while 運び emphasizes the manner or course in which things proceed.
進しん度どN1
進行 is a broader word for 'advancing' or 'proceeding' and can function as a suru-verb, whereas 進度 is strictly a noun denoting the measured rate of progress.
進すすみN1
進み focuses on the pace or amount of advancement, while 進行 emphasizes that something (an event, meeting, disease, process) is currently proceeding.
経けい過かN2

Opposites

後こう退たいN1sense 1
後退 means moving backward or retreating, the direct opposite of 進行's sense of forward movement.
停てい滞たいN1sense 2
停滞 describes progress or growth stalling, contrasting with 進行's sense of steady advancement or worsening.

Don't confuse with

施し行こうN1
施行 (enforcing a law or putting a system into effect) sounds similar to 進行 but refers to legal implementation, not forward movement or progress.
先せん行こうN1
先行 means going ahead of others or preceding something, while 進行 means moving or advancing forward in general, without the sense of being ahead of a comparison point.
行こう進しんN1
行進 and 進行 use the same two kanji in reverse order, but 行進 means marching in formation while 進行 means the progress or advancement of something (e.g. a plan, traffic).

Word family· 15

進しん行こう中ちゅう
ongoing; in progress; underway
進しん行こう係がかり
facilitator; program director; steering committee chair
進しん行こう度ど
rate of progression; degree of progress
進しん行こう形けい
progressive form · in progress; ongoing; underway

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 進 (advance) and 行 (go). The reading しんこう follows standard on'yomi.

Meanings

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