Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 進む(すすむ) in Japanese

進む
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
すすむ
Romaji
susumu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to advance; to go forward
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to precede; to go ahead (of)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to make progress; to improve
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to deepen; to heighten
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to do of one's own free will

Examples of 進む, すすむ in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
進む
Plain Polite
進みます
Negative
進まない
Negative Polite
進みません

Past

Plain
進んだ
Plain Polite
進みました
Negative
進まなかった
Negative Polite
進みませんでした

Te

Plain
進んで
Plain Polite
進みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
進まれる
Plain Polite
進まれます
Negative
進まれない
Negative Polite
進まれません


Related Kanji

JLPT 4

11 strokes

advance, proceed, progress, promote

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: すす.む, すす.める

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