推進|すいしんsuishin[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpropulsion; drive
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpromotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement; pushing forward
    Lobbyists for the bill funneled bribes into a campaign fund.
Conjugation
Dictionary form推進する(すいしんする)
Polite (masu)推進します(すいしんします)
Negative (nai)推進しない(すいしんしない)
polite (masen)推進しません(すいしんしません)
classical zu / nu推進せず・推進せぬ(すいしんせず・すいしんせぬ)
Past (ta)推進した(すいしんした)
polite (mashita)推進しました(すいしんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)推進しなかった(すいしんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)推進しませんでした(すいしんしませんでした)
Te form推進して(すいしんして)
Potential推進できる(すいしんできる)
Passive推進される(すいしんされる)
Causative推進させる(すいしんさせる)
Causative passive推進させられる(すいしんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)推進すれば(すいしんすれば)
tara推進したら(すいしんしたら)
Volitional推進しよう(すいしんしよう)
polite (mashou)推進しましょう(すいしんしましょう)
Imperative推進しろ(すいしんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym駆動くどうNeutralDriving a machine by transmitting power, as in 「四輪駆動」; 推進 is pushing something forward — a vessel, or more often a project or policy.
  • Synonym促進そくしんNeutralPromoting or accelerating something, with the stress on speed-up; 推進 stresses actively driving it forward.
  • Related原動力げんどうりょくNeutralThe root source of power behind something; 推進 is the act of pushing a project or policy forward.
  • Related進めるすすめるNeutralThe everyday verb for advancing or carrying something forward; 推進 is a noun and sounds more formal.
  • Related推力すいりょくWrittenPhysical thrust, as of a rocket; a written/formal term, whereas 推進 is the act of pushing forward.
  • Related推進力すいしんりょくNeutralThe propulsive force itself, whether physical or figurative; 推進 denotes the act of pushing forward.
  • Related押し進めるおしすすめるNeutralPushing something forward with force, stressing the effort to overcome resistance; 推進 is more objective.
  • Related駆動力くどうりょくWrittenDriving power in a mechanical sense; a written/formal term, where 推進 centres on policies and projects.
  • Antonym後退こうたいNeutralFalling back or reversing, as in 「交渉が後退」; the opposite of 推進's forward push.
  • Antonym停滞ていたいNeutralStagnation, as in 「議論が停滞」; the opposite of steadily advancing things with 推進.
  • Antonym阻止そしNeutralA noun for blocking or stopping something, as in 「侵入を阻止する」; the reverse of 推進's pushing forward.

Use 「推進」 for pushing a policy, project or vessel forward, as in 「計画を推進する」. For speeding something up say 「促進」; as a verb say 「進める」; for mechanical drive say 「駆動」; for blocking something say 「阻止」. The other words name forces (「推進力」「原動力」「推力」「駆動力」) or antonyms (「後退」「停滞」).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 物ものを前方ぜんぽうへ進すすめること。
  2. 事業じぎょうや運動うんどうが目標もくひょうに向むかって捗はかどるようにすること。
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