This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シン、すす.む、すす.める
Romaji: shin, susu.mu, susu.meru
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Name Reading

Kana: のぶ
Romaji: nobu
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Meanings

advance, proceed, progress, promote

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  162
Frequency:  142
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  3-3-8
Korean Reading:  jin
Chinese Reading:  jin4
Unicode:  9032
JIS:  3F4A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3121
Nelson Index: 4709
New Nelson Index: 6073
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q8.1
Four Corner Index: 3030.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 326
Gakken Index: 175
Japanese Names Index: 1503
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38943P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0095
Remembering the kanji Index: 561
Busy People Index: 3.14
Kanji Way Index: 156
Kanji Flashcards Index: 262
Kodansha Compact Index: 702
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 343
Kanji in Context Index: 267
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1991
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2689
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 568
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 603
Essential Kanji Index: 194
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3873
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2475
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 259
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 378

Words

荒む (すさむ)
to grow wild; to run to waste
進出 (しんしゅつ)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
推進 (すいしん)
propulsion; drive; promotion (e.g. of a government policy); furtherance; implementation
進学 (しんがく)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
昇進 (しょうしん)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
進む (すすむ)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen; to heighten; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead; to do of one's own free will
進める (すすめる)
to advance; to promote; to hasten
進行 (しんこう)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc); advancement; progress; progress (of a disease); disease progression; progression (harmonic, melodic)
進化 (しんか)
evolution; progress
促進 (そくしん)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
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