I Love Kanji進める (susumeru)
進める (すすめる, susumeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to advance; to move forward”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- すすめる
- Romaji
- susumeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to advance; to move forward; to put (a clock, watch) forward · ichidan verb, transitive
- to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to make progress in; to further; to advance · ichidan verb, transitive
- to raise; to elevate; to promote; to develop; to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite) · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 進める
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 進める | すすめる susumeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 進めます | すすめます susumemasu |
| Negative | 進めない | すすめない susumenai |
| Polite negative | 進めません | すすめません susumemasen |
| Past | 進めた | すすめた susumeta |
| Polite past | 進めました | すすめました susumemashita |
| Negative past | 進めなかった | すすめなかった susumenakatta |
| Te-form | 進めて | すすめて susumete |
| Potential | 進められる | すすめられる susumerareru |
| Passive | 進められる | すすめられる susumerareru |
| Causative | 進めさせる | すすめさせる susumesaseru |
| Volitional | 進めよう | すすめよう susumeyou |
| Imperative | 進めろ | すすめろ susumero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 進めれば | すすめれば susumereba |
Kanji in 進める
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 進める.
進むすすむto advance (spatially)進学しんがくadvancing to the next stage of education進歩しんぽprogress前進ぜんしんadvance進行しんこうmoving forward (e.g. of a vehicle)行進こうしんmarch昇進しょうしんpromotion進化しんかevolution進出しんしゅつadvance (into a new market, industry, etc.)進呈しんていpresentation (e.g. of a gift)進展しんてんprogress推進すいしんpropulsion進みすすみprogress増進ぞうしんpromoting
Source: JMdict entry 1365990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.