漸進|ぜんしんzenshin[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgradual progress; steady advance
Conjugation
Dictionary form漸進する(ぜんしんする)
Polite (masu)漸進します(ぜんしんします)
Negative (nai)漸進しない(ぜんしんしない)
polite (masen)漸進しません(ぜんしんしません)
classical zu / nu漸進せず・漸進せぬ(ぜんしんせず・ぜんしんせぬ)
Past (ta)漸進した(ぜんしんした)
polite (mashita)漸進しました(ぜんしんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)漸進しなかった(ぜんしんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)漸進しませんでした(ぜんしんしませんでした)
Te form漸進して(ぜんしんして)
Potential漸進できる(ぜんしんできる)
Passive漸進される(ぜんしんされる)
Causative漸進させる(ぜんしんさせる)
Causative passive漸進させられる(ぜんしんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)漸進すれば(ぜんしんすれば)
tara漸進したら(ぜんしんしたら)
Volitional漸進しよう(ぜんしんしよう)
polite (mashou)漸進しましょう(ぜんしんしましょう)
Imperative漸進しろ(ぜんしんしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym前進ぜんしんNeutralForward movement or progress; stresses moving ahead rather than the gradual pace of 「漸進」.
  • Related進行しんこうNeutralNeutral word for something proceeding or a disease progressing; it does not stress slowness, while 「漸進」 stresses steady, step-by-step advance.
  • Related進捗しんちょくNeutralProgress on work or a task, as in 「進捗状況」; a business-leaning word.
  • Antonym急進きゅうしんWrittenAntonym in written/formal prose: rushing ahead or pushing radical change, the opposite of 「漸進」's steady, gradual advance.
  • Antonym飛躍ひやくNeutralNeutral antonym: a leap or dramatic, jump-like development, contrasted with 「漸進」's little-by-little progress.

Use 「漸進」 for steady, little-by-little advance, as in 「漸進的な改革」. For progress say 「進行」 or 「進捗」, for moving forward 「前進」; the opposites are 「急進」 and 「飛躍」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 少すこしずつ進すすむこと。
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