推進|すいしんsuishin[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpropulsion; drive
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpromotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement; pushing forward
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.
- 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


