Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 進


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Meaning

go forward, advance

Pronunciation

SHIN
susumu

Explanation

Left: movement , right: bird

Mnemonic

(Birds can not fly backwards:) Birds move forward!

Radicals

movement(The radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou )
bird(Two symbols are equally used for bird, namely and .)
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Vocabulary

進む すすむ to make progress, to improve
進化 しんか evolution, progress
行進 こうしん march/parade
推進 すいしん propulsion, driving force
進歩 しんぽ progress, development
進行 しんこう advance
進度 しんど progress
進展 しんてん progress, development
進学 しんがく going on to university


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