Japanese symbol for “underway”
進行形
しんこうけい
Romaji: shinkoukei
progressive form
In Japanese, underway is 進行形, read しんこうけい (shinkoukei).
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Meanings
- n progressive form (gramm)
- adj-no in progress; ongoing; underway
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “underway”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 途中経過 | とちゅうけいか tochuukeika | (still) in progress; ongoing; underway |
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 |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
| 形式 | けいしき keishiki | form (as opposed to substance) |
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.