突進|とっしんtosshin[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbrush; dash; charge
    彼かれらは母親ははおやめがけて突進とっしんした。↗
    They rushed towards their mother.
Conjugation
Dictionary form突進する(とっしんする)
Polite (masu)突進します(とっしんします)
Negative (nai)突進しない(とっしんしない)
polite (masen)突進しません(とっしんしません)
classical zu / nu突進せず・突進せぬ(とっしんせず・とっしんせぬ)
Past (ta)突進した(とっしんした)
polite (mashita)突進しました(とっしんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)突進しなかった(とっしんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)突進しませんでした(とっしんしませんでした)
Te form突進して(とっしんして)
Potential突進できる(とっしんできる)
Passive突進される(とっしんされる)
Causative突進させる(とっしんさせる)
Causative passive突進させられる(とっしんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)突進すれば(とっしんすれば)
tara突進したら(とっしんしたら)
Volitional突進しよう(とっしんしよう)
polite (mashou)突進しましょう(とっしんしましょう)
Imperative突進しろ(とっしんしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym突撃とつげきNeutralA charge with an attack implied, as in 「突撃隊」 or 「突撃取材」; 「突進」 is just charging straight at a target and need not involve attacking.
  • SynonymダッシュNeutralLoanword for a short sprint, common in speech, as in 「ダッシュで帰る」.
  • Synonym突貫とっかんNeutralA shouting charge, but mostly rushing a job at full speed, as in 「突貫工事」; the focus is on hurrying.
  • Synonym進撃しんげきWrittenTroops advancing as they attack, as in 「進撃の巨人」; stresses steady forward movement. Written/formal.
  • Synonym驀進ばくしんWrittenA vigorous headlong drive forward, as in 「驀進する列車」; written/formal, with a sense of momentum.
  • Related疾走しっそうWrittenRunning at speed, as in 「全力疾走」; the emphasis is on how fast one runs, not on charging at a target. Leans written/formal.
  • Related疾駆しっくWrittenWritten/formal word for galloping or speeding along—people, horses, or vehicles—and much rarer; 「突進」 stresses a headlong rush at a target.
  • RelatedラッシュNeutralLoanword for crowds surging in or peak periods, as in 「通勤ラッシュ」; not a charge at a target.
  • Related突っ走るつっぱしるNeutralColloquial verb for tearing along or pushing ahead recklessly; carries a rash, headstrong nuance.
  • Relatedひた走るひたはしるWrittenVerb for running on and on without a break; leans written/formal, stressing sustained running rather than a burst at a target.
  • Antonym後退こうたいNeutralMoving backward or falling back—the opposite of charging forward—as in 「景気後退」.
  • Antonym退却たいきゃくWrittenA military retreat or withdrawal, the counterpart of a charge; written/formal.

Use 「突進」 for a headlong charge at a target, as in 「ゴールへ突進」. Pick 「突撃」 for military-style attacks, 「疾走」 or 「ダッシュ」 for fast running, and 「突貫」 for rushing work. For moving back, use 「後退」 or 「退却」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. あること(もの)に向むかってまっしぐらに突き進つきすすむこと。
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