Japanese symbol for “evolve”
進化を遂げる
しんかをとげる
Romaji: shinkaotogeru
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
In Japanese, evolve is 進化を遂げる, read しんかをとげる (shinkaotogeru).
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Meanings
- exp, v1 to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推進 | すいしん suishin | propulsion; drive |
| 進行 | しんこう shinkou | moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement |
| 進出 | しんしゅつ shinshutsu | advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into) |
| 進化 | しんか shinka | evolution |
| 促進 | そくしん sokushin | promotion; acceleration; encouragement |
| 進歩 | しんぽ shinpo | progress; advance; improvement |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
| 未遂 | みすい misui | failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “evolve”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.