進行|しんこうshinkou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbmoving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbprogress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; making headway
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbprogression (of a disease, global warming, etc.)
- noun, musicprogression (e.g. chord progression)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 進行する(しんこうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 進行します(しんこうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 進行しない(しんこうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 進行しません(しんこうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 進行せず・進行せぬ(しんこうせず・しんこうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 進行した(しんこうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 進行しました(しんこうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 進行しなかった(しんこうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 進行しませんでした(しんこうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 進行して(しんこうして) |
| Potential | 進行できる(しんこうできる) |
| Passive | 進行される(しんこうされる) |
| Causative | 進行させる(しんこうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 進行させられる(しんこうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 進行すれば(しんこうすれば) |
| tara | 進行したら(しんこうしたら) |
| Volitional | 進行しよう(しんこうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 進行しましょう(しんこうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 進行しろ(しんこうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym前進ぜんしんNeutralFocuses on the forward direction, literally or toward a goal. 「進行」 instead stresses something moving through its process, or a disease getting worse.
- Synonym進みすすみNeutralA colloquial noun for how work or a task is coming along, as in 「仕事の進み」; 「進行」 sounds more formal.
- SynonymプログレスNeutralA rare loanword for progress; for how work is going, 「進捗」 or 「進行」 is the usual choice.
- Related進歩しんぽNeutralProgress or improvement in skills or technology, with a positive ring; 「進行」 is neutral and can describe a disease worsening.
- Related進出しんしゅつNeutralAdvancing into a new field, market, or the next round of a competition; 「進行」 describes a process already under way.
- Related進捗しんちょくWrittenWritten, business-flavoured word for progress on work or a project; 「進行」 simply describes something as being under way.
- Related発展はってんNeutralGrowth or expansion — developing into something bigger or more advanced; 「進行」 is about moving forward through a sequence of stages.
- Related向上こうじょうNeutralImprovement or rising to a better level, always positive; 「進行」 carries no judgement of good or bad.
- Related進展しんてんNeutralDevelopment of a situation or state of affairs; 「進行」 centres on the process of something being under way itself.
- RelatedアドバンスNeutralLoanword meaning a forward movement or an advance payment; 「進行」 is far more common in everyday Japanese.
- Related前進運動ぜんしんうんどうWrittenA written-style term for physical forward motion; 「進行」 is broader, covering the progress of affairs as well.
- Antonym後退こうたいNeutralAntonym: falling back or retreating, the opposite of the forward movement 「進行」 can describe.
- Antonym停滞ていたいNeutralAntonym: stagnation — things failing to move ahead, the opposite of 「進行」's steady continuation.
Default to 「進行」 for something moving forward through its course — a train travelling on, a disease advancing, or proceedings run by an MC (「司会進行」); 「進行中」 means in progress. Use 「前進」 for forward movement, 「進捗」 for work progress, 「進歩」 for improvement, 「進展」 for a situation developing, 「停滞」 for stalling.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


