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Japanese symbol for “ongoing”

Romaji: shinkouchuu
ongoing; in progress; afoot

In Japanese, ongoing is , read (shinkouchuu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no ongoing; in progress; afoot

Kanji and stroke order

advance, proceed, progress
on: シン
kun: すす.む、すす.める
11 strokes · JLPT 3
going, journey, carry out
on: コウ、ギョウ、アン
kun: い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき
6 strokes · JLPT 4
in, inside, middle
on: チュウ
kun: なか、うち、あた.る
4 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “ongoing”

WordReadingMeaning
げんざいしんこうけい genzaishinkoukeiongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
しんこうけい shinkoukeiin progress; ongoing; underway
とちゅうけいか tochuukeika(still) in progress; ongoing; underway

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
すいしん suishinpropulsion; drive
しんこう shinkoumoving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement
しんしゅつ shinshutsuadvance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into)
しんか shinkaevolution
そくしん sokushinpromotion; acceleration; encouragement
しんぽ shinpoprogress; advance; improvement
こうどう koudouaction; conduct; behaviour
おこなう okonauto perform; to do; to conduct oneself
ちゅうしん chuushincenter; centre; middle

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.

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