日進月歩(にっしんげっぽ)

にっしんげっぽ
noun (four-character idiom)
rapid progress; continuous advancement
1. rapid progress, continuous advancement
Steady and constant progress or development; advancing day by day and month by month.
科学技術(かがくぎじゅつ)は日進月歩(にっしんげっぽ)で進歩(しんぽ)している。
Science and technology are advancing rapidly.
AIの分野(ぶんや)は日進月歩(にっしんげっぽ)だ。
The field of AI is making rapid progress.
日進月歩(にっしんげっぽ)の時代(じだい)に遅(おく)れないようにしたい。
I want to keep up in this age of rapid progress.

FOUR-CHARACTER IDIOM (四字熟語(よじじゅくご)):
日進(にっしん) (daily progress) + 月歩(げっぽ) (monthly advance)

COMPONENTS:

  • 日(にち): day, sun
  • 進(しん): advance, progress
  • 月(げつ): month, moon
  • 歩(ほ): step, walk

LITERAL MEANING:
"Advancing day by day, progressing month by month" - emphasizing continuous improvement.

USAGE PATTERNS:

  • 日進月歩(にっしんげっぽ)の技術(ぎじゅつ) (rapidly advancing technology)
  • 日進月歩(にっしんげっぽ)で発展(はってん)する (to develop rapidly)
  • 日進月歩(にっしんげっぽ)の世(よ)の中(なか) (a rapidly changing world)

CONTEXT:
Commonly used when discussing technological development, medical advances, or any field experiencing rapid change.

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Added 2026.1.17 15:48 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:34
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