進出|しんしゅつshinshutsu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbadvance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); entering; making inroads (into)
    その会社かいしゃは中国ちゅうごくへの進出しんしゅつを目指めざしている。↗
    The company aims to branch out into China.
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, sportsadvance (to the next round of a competition)
    私達わたしたちは決勝戦けっしょうせんに進出しんしゅつした。↗
    We advanced to the finals.
Conjugation
Dictionary form進出する(しんしゅつする)
Polite (masu)進出します(しんしゅつします)
Negative (nai)進出しない(しんしゅつしない)
polite (masen)進出しません(しんしゅつしません)
classical zu / nu進出せず・進出せぬ(しんしゅつせず・しんしゅつせぬ)
Past (ta)進出した(しんしゅつした)
polite (mashita)進出しました(しんしゅつしました)
Past negative (nakatta)進出しなかった(しんしゅつしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)進出しませんでした(しんしゅつしませんでした)
Te form進出して(しんしゅつして)
Potential進出できる(しんしゅつできる)
Passive進出される(しんしゅつされる)
Causative進出させる(しんしゅつさせる)
Causative passive進出させられる(しんしゅつさせられる)
Conditional (ba)進出すれば(しんしゅつすれば)
tara進出したら(しんしゅつしたら)
Volitional進出しよう(しんしゅつしよう)
polite (mashou)進出しましょう(しんしゅつしましょう)
Imperative進出しろ(しんしゅつしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related進展しんてんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to a situation moving forward, as in 「交渉が進展する」; 進出 is about entering a new region or field.
  • Related進捗しんちょくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to progress on work or a project, as in 「進捗状況」; it tracks how far a task has advanced, not entry into a new field.
  • Related拡張かくちょうNeutralNeutral. Means expanding or enlarging something, as in 「店舗を拡張する」; the focus is on increasing scale, not moving into a new area.
  • Antonym撤退てったいNeutralNeutral. Means pulling out, the opposite of 進出 into a new market, as in 「海外から撤退」.
  • Antonym退却たいきゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means retreating or falling back, the opposite of 進出; leans military.

Use 「進出」 for advancing into a new region or field or qualifying for the next round, as in 「海外進出」「決勝進出」. For a situation moving forward say 「進展」, for progress on work 「進捗」; the opposite of 進出 is 「撤退」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 進み出すすみでること。前進ぜんしん。
  2. 新あたらしい分野ぶんやや地域ちいきなどに乗り出のりだすこと。
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