進しん路ろ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

route; course; path

Refers to the direction or path along which something moves, such as a vehicle, ship, aircraft, storm, or person.

台たい風ふうは北ほく東とうへ

進しん

路ろ

を

変か

え

た

。

The typhoon changed course toward the northeast.

前まえの車くるまが急きゅうに進しん路ろをふさいだ。

The car in front suddenly blocked my path.

2

noun

future course; post-graduation path; career or educational direction

Very common in school and career contexts, especially for deciding what to do after graduation: entering higher education, getting a job, or choosing a field.

卒そつ業ぎょう後ごの進しん路ろを先せん生せいに相そう談だんした。
I consulted my teacher about what to do after graduation.
高こう校こう三さん年ねん生せいは進しん路ろを決きめる時じ期きだ。
Third-year high school students are at the stage of deciding their future path.

Usage patterns

進しん路ろを決きめるto decide on one's future course (career or further education)
卒そつ業ぎょう後ごの進しん路ろをまだ決きめていない。
I haven't decided what to do after graduation yet.
〈物もの〉が進しん路ろを変かえるfor something (e.g., a storm) to change its course
台たい風ふうは明日あしたにも進しん路ろを変かえるかもしれない。
The typhoon might change its course by tomorrow.
進しん路ろを選えらぶto choose one's future path or career direction
将しょう来らいの進しん路ろを選えらぶのは簡かん単たんではない。
Choosing your future path isn't easy.
〈場ば所しょ〉が進しん路ろにあたるfor a place to lie in the path of something (e.g., a storm)
この地ち域いきは台たい風ふうの進しん路ろにあたっている。
This region is in the path of the typhoon.
進しん路ろを塞ふさぐto block someone's or something's path
大おおきなトラックが進しん路ろを塞ふさいでいた。
A large truck was blocking the way.

Kanji

進advance, proceed, progress
路path, route, road

Related words

経けい路ろN1sense 1
経路 refers to a route or channel connecting two points, often in a technical or logistical sense, while 進路 emphasizes the direction something is heading, like a storm's path or a person's future course.
行いき先さきN3
進路 refers to one's course or direction in life or career, a more formal counterpart to the figurative use of 行き先 for future prospects.
方ほう向こうN3
進路 is the specific course or path something (like a typhoon or a student's future) is set to follow, while 方向 is the broader, more general notion of direction.

Don't confuse with

針しん路ろN2sense 1
針路 is a homophone of 進路 that specifically means the compass heading or course steered by a ship or aircraft, whereas 進路 is the broader word for any path, route, or future direction.
進しん学がくN3sense 2
進学 specifically means advancing to a higher school or university, while 進路 is the broader term covering any post-graduation direction, including employment or further study.

Word family

進しん路ろ変へん更こう
changing lanes; lane change · change of course; changing one's field of study
進しん路ろ指し導どう
career guidance; academic and career counseling
進しん路ろ相そう談だん
career guidance; academic counseling; consultation about one's future path

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 進, associated with advancing or moving forward, and 路, meaning road or path. The component meanings transparently match the ideas of a course of movement and a future path.

就しゅう職しょく

N3

sense 2

就職 specifically means getting a job, while 進路 refers more broadly to any future course after graduation, which could include 就職 or further education.

進しん路ろ希き望ぼう調ちょう査さ

career preference survey; post-graduation plans survey