Memory phrase for the Kanji: 進

進

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Meaning go forward, advance

Pronunciation

SHIN
susumu

Explanation

Left: movement 辶, right: bird 隹

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

Radicals

辶 movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus has the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴
隹 birdTwo symbols are equally used for bird, namely 鳥 and 隹.
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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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