進 means advance
proceed, progress, promote
A bird only flies forward along the road: advance.
On'yomi
- シンshin
Kun'yomi
- すす(む)susumu
- すす(める)susumeru
How it's built
- 隹bird
- ⻌road
Common words
- 進学しんがくadvancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
- 直進ちょくしんgoing straight on; going straight ahead
- 行進こうしんmarch; parade
- 前進ぜんしんadvance; moving forward