進

進	Meanings: proceed, move forward, advance On Readings: シン shin Kun Readings: すす（む） susu(mu), すす（める） susu(meru) Most Used Pronunciation: susumu JLPT Level: 3 (see all JLPT 3 kanji) Grade: 3 Kanji Part: 辶 Stroke Number: 11

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Common jukugo
進歩 - しんぽ shin po - progress, advance

Useful Examples
Japanese: 北へ進む。
Romaji: kita e susumu.
English: Heading north.

Japanese: 仕事は着々と進んでいる。
Romaji: shigoto wa chakuchaku to susunde iru.
English: The work is progressing steadily.

Japanese: 前に進んでください。
Romaji: mae ni susunde kudasai.
English: Move along, please.

Japanese: 船の進路は真東だった。
Romaji: fune no shinro wa mahigashi datta.
English: The course of the ship was straight east.

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Notes/Mnemonic
The radical to the left and bottom indicates movement and the rest represents a bird (looks like a turkey!). See a turkey on the road moving FORWARD

Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.