# 晋

| 晋 | U+664B, &#26187; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-664B |
| ← 晊 [U+664A] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 晌 → [U+664C] |

## Translingual

| Japanese | 晋 |
| Simplified | 晋 |
| Traditional | 晉 |

### Han character

晋 (Kangxi radical 72, 日+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 一金日 (MCA), four-corner 1060$_1$, composition ⿱亚日)

#### Derived characters

* 𭉟, 𡠂, 缙, 𮥔, 𪹓, 𤨁, 𬓎, 𧪽, 戬, 𭭒, 𭚣, 𫨤, 𢨙
* 𡦌, 𡺽, 搢, 溍, 㬐, 榗, 瑨, 縉, 𨫌, 鄑, 𥰸 (Exception: Only for mainland China. Other regions contain 晉 instead)

#### Related characters

* 晉 (Orthodox traditional form)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 495, character 2
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13899
* Dae Jaweon: page 860, character 8
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1506, character 3
* Unihan data for U+664B

## Chinese

* For pronunciation and definitions of 晋 – see 晉 (“to advance; to increase; to promote; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 晉).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

### Usage notes

According to the Kangxi Dictionary (which cites the Zhengzitong 《正字通》), this character is an unorthodox form (俗字) of 㬜, which is stated as the original form (本字) of 晉.

## Japanese
### Alternative forms

* 晉 (historical)
* 㬜 (archaic)

### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* to proceed
* (of China) Jin

#### Readings

* Go-on: しん (shin)
* Kan-on: しん (shin)
* Kun: すすむ (susumu, 晋む)、すすむしん (susumushin, 晋)
* Nanori: くに (kuni)、すすみ (susumi)、のぶ (nobu)、ゆき (yuki)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 晋
* しん Jinmeiyō
* on'yomi
*/t͡sin/ → /siɴ/ → /ɕiɴ/
From Middle Chinese 晉 (MC tsinH).

#### Proper noun

晋(しん) • (Shin)
* (historical) the Chinese state of Jin (c. 11th century–376 BCE) during the Zhou dynasty
* (historical) the Jin dynasty (266–420 CE)
** the 西晋 (Seishin, “Western Jin”, 266–316 CE)
** the 東晋 (Tōshin, “Eastern Jin”, 317–420 CE)
    Synonym: 晋朝 (Jin-chō)
* (historical) the Later Jin (936-947 CE), one of the Five Dynasties
    Synonym: 後晉 (Kōshin, Goshin)
* a surname
* a unisex given name

##### Derived terms

* 三晋(さんしん) (Sanshin)
* 後晋(こうしん) (Kōshin), 後晋(ごしん) (Goshin)
* 晋子(しんし)忌(き) (Shinshiki)
* 晋山(しんざん) (shinzan)
* 晋書(しんじょ) (Shinjo)
* 晋朝(しんちょう) (shin-chō)
* 晋翁(しんおう)忌(き) (Shin'ōki)
* 東晋(とうしん) (Tōshin)
* 西晋(せいしん) (Seishin)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 晋
* すすむしん Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
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Compound of 進む (susumu, “to proceed”) + 晋 (Shin, “Jin”).
The 晋 kanji itself has a kun'yomi reading of すすむ (susumu).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) すすむしん [sùsúmúshíń] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [sɨsɨmɯ̟ɕĩɴ]

#### Usage notes

This reading is used to distinguish from the 漢音 (kan'on) reading of 秦 (Shin, “Qin dynasty”), itself called 秦 (Hata-shin). The senses are the same for Etymology 1 above.

### Etymology 3

* Kanji in this term
* 晋
* すすみ Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
Nominalization of the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 進む (susumu, “to proceed”).

#### Proper noun

晋(すすみ) • (Susumi)
* a unisex given name

### Etymology 4

* Kanji in this term
* 晋
* すすむ Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
Nominalization of 進む (susumu, “to proceed”).

#### Proper noun

晋(すすむ) • (Susumu)
* a unisex given name

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

晋 (eum 진 (jin))
* Alternative form of 晉

### Usage notes

This character is used as a standard form only for Jinju, a city in South Korea, and a few place names. Generally, 晉 is considered as the standard form.

### References

* Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo).

## Vietnamese
### Alternative forms

* 晉 (tấn)

### Han character

晋: Hán Việt readings: tấn
晋: Nôm readings: tấn, tắn, tớn
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### References

* 1 2 Nguyễn (2014).
* 1 2 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
* 1 2 3 4 Trần (2004).
* ↑ Génibrel (1898).