昇進(しょうしん)

しょうしん
noun/suru-verb
promotion (at work)
1. promotion (at work)
promotion (at work)
部長(ぶちょう)に昇進(しょうしん)した。
I was promoted to department manager.
昇進(しょうしん)おめでとうございます。
Congratulations on your promotion.
昇進(しょうしん)すると責任(せきにん)も重(おも)くなる。
With promotion comes greater responsibility.

昇進(しょうしん) means being promoted to a higher position or rank at work. As a suru-verb, it means "to be promoted", "to advance in rank".

Related terms:

  • 昇給(しょうきゅう) (salary increase)
  • 降格(こうかく) (demotion) - antonym
  • 出世(しゅっせ) (career advancement, getting ahead)

Common expressions:

  • 〜に昇進(しょうしん)する (be promoted to ~)
  • 昇進(しょうしん)を目指(めざ)す (aim for promotion)
  • 昇進(しょうしん)試験(しけん) (promotion exam)
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Added 2026.1.15 4:01 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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