Japanese Conversation · Level 63
75 words
Japanese word
進歩
Pronunciation
Romajishinpo
Meaning
- nounprogress
Example
科学は進歩しています。ka gaku wa shin po shi te i ma su
Science is making progress.
More examples
小さな進歩を毎日記録しています。chii sa na shin po o mai nichi ki roku shi te i ma su
I record small improvements every day.
Core concept
Describes movement from an earlier state toward greater development or improvement.
Common phrases
技術の進歩gi jutsu no shin po
technological progress
進歩を遂げるshin po o to ge ru
make progress
進歩を促すshin po o unaga su
promote progress
Similar words
進展shinten: A plan, process, or situation moves toward a more advanced stage.
発展hatten: Growth that expands in scale, scope, or complexity.
向上kōjō: Improvement in quality, ability, or level.
改善kaizen: Change that makes a condition or problem better.
Definition in Japanese
物事が望ましい方向へ発展し、よりよい状態になること。mono goto ga nozo ma shi i hō kō e hat ten shi yo ri yo i jō tai ni na ru ko to
Word origin
進歩 (shinpo, "progress") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 進 (shin, "advance") and 歩 (ho, "step"), so it expresses a step forward.
Usage tips
- In English, progress has first-syllable stress as a noun and second-syllable stress as a verb, whereas 進歩 (shinpo, "progress") is a Japanese noun.