# 進 — Advance

Frequency rank 230 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 返 (Return), less common than 基 (Foundation).

- On’yomi: しん
- Kun’yomi: すす
- Radical: 辵 Walk (Kangxi 162)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX

The courier takes a scooter to the knees, comes up with a live turkey clamped on his shoulders, and puts his head into the roadblock ahead.

In words:

- 進む すすむ — to make progress
- 進み すすみ — progress
- 進める すすめる — to advance,to promote,to hasten

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