進み|すすみsusumi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounprogress
   高校こうこう卒業後そつぎょうご、彼かれは大学だいがくへ進すすみ、父ちち同様どうよう牧師ぼくしになるための勉強べんきょうをした。↗

   After high school, he went to college and studied to be a minister, like his father.

• Synonym進歩しんぽNeutralWritten Sino-Japanese word for improvement, as in 「技術の進歩」; stresses things getting better, while 「進み」 is about the pace of progress.
• Synonym進展しんてんWrittenWritten/formal word for a situation moving along, as in 「交渉の進展」; stresses the state of affairs advancing, while 「進み」 is about the progress itself.
• Synonym進捗しんちょくWrittenWritten word for progress on work, as in 「進捗状況」; common in project management, while 「進み」 is the more everyday way to say it.
• Synonym進行しんこうNeutralProceeding or moving ahead, as in 「議事の進行」; stresses the process itself, while 「進み」 is about the pace of progress.
• SynonymプログレスNeutralLoanword for progress; examples of actual use are few.
• Related前進ぜんしんNeutralMoving forward, as in 「一歩前進」; stresses direction of movement, while 「進み」 is about the pace of progress.
• Related発展はってんNeutralDevelopment and expansion, as in 「経済発展」; stresses scale growing, while 「進み」 is about the pace of progress.
• Related向上こうじょうNeutralRising to a higher level, as in 「品質向上」; stresses improvement, while 「進み」 is about the pace of progress.
• Related発達はったつNeutralGrowth and development, as in 「交通の発達」; stresses things becoming mature or full-fledged, while 「進み」 is about the pace of progress.
• Related上達じょうたつNeutralImprovement in skill, as in 「英語が上達する」; about skills you learn and practise, while 「進み」 is about the pace of progress.
• Antonym遅れおくれNeutralDelay or lag; the opposite of 「進み」 in terms of pace, as in 「時計の遅れ」「工事の遅れ」.
• Antonym停滞ていたいWrittenWritten word for stagnation; the opposite of 「進み」 moving forward, as in 「景気の停滞」.
• Antonym後退こうたいNeutralFalling back or reversing; the opposite of 「進み」 moving forward.

Use 「進み」 for the pace at which something moves ahead: 「工事の進みが遅い」「時計の進み」. For progress on work, say 「進捗」; for improvement, 「進歩」; for skills, 「上達」. 「進展」 is formal prose for a situation moving along, 「進行」 for a process under way, and 「前進」「発展」「向上」「発達」 stress direction, scale, level and maturity respectively. The opposites are 「遅れ」 and 「停滞」.

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1. 前まえへ進すすむ様子ようすや、あることがどんどん前まえに進すすんでいくこと。