進路

• 読み: しんろ
• ローマ字: shinro
• 漢字の分解: 進 (shin) — advance, proceed; 路 (ro) — road, path
• 発音: /ɕiɴ.ɾo/

意味

Route; course; path. Also used figuratively for one's future career or educational direction.

A noun with two main uses. Physically, it refers to the path or course of movement, such as a typhoon's trajectory. Figuratively, it is very commonly used to describe a student's future direction in terms of career or education, as in 進路相談 (career guidance counseling). This figurative use is extremely common in school settings.

例文

1. 台風の進路が東に変わったらしい。
2. 高校三年生は進路について真剣に考える時期だ。
3. 先生と進路相談をして、大学を決めた。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, career planning, weather, navigation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 進路. 進 (shin) means to advance or proceed, and 路 (ro) means road or path. Together they express the path one advances along, both literally and figuratively.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal