Vocabulary

What does 進行 (しんこう, shinkou) mean?

進行 (しんこう, shinkou) means progress, advancement.

Quick facts
Readingしんこう
Romajishinkou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しんこう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshinkou

progress, advancement

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; making headway
  3. 3noun · suru verb · intransitive progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.)
  4. 4noun progression (e.g. chord progression)

Example sentences

  • The construction is still in progress.

  • Mr. Tanaka is in charge of running the meeting.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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