進路(しんろ)

しんろ
noun
course; path; career path
directioneducation
See also: 針路(しんろ) (bearing, direction)
1. course; path; route
The direction or route that something is traveling, such as a typhoon, ship, or vehicle.
台風(たいふう)の進路(しんろ)を確認(かくにん)する。
To check the course of the typhoon.
船(ふね)が進路(しんろ)を変(か)えた。
The ship changed course.
台風(たいふう)の進路(しんろ)が予想(よそう)より東(ひがし)にずれたため、被害(ひがい)は小(ちい)さかった。
Because the typhoon's course shifted east of the forecast, the damage was minor.
2. career path; future course
The direction of one's future education or career. Commonly used in school settings when students choose their next step.
進路(しんろ)について悩(なや)んでいる。
I'm struggling with what career path to take.
先生(せんせい)と進路(しんろ)相談(そうだん)をした。
I had a career counseling session with my teacher.
高校(こうこう)三年生(さんねんせい)になると、大学(だいがく)に行(い)くか就職(しゅうしょく)するか、進路(しんろ)を決(き)めなければならない。
In the third year of high school, you have to decide your future path — whether to go to university or get a job.

Sense 1 is common in weather reports and navigation. Sense 2 is a key word in Japanese school life, where 進路(しんろ)指導(しどう) (career guidance) is a formal part of the curriculum.

Common collocations

Not to be confused with the homophone 針路(しんろ), which specifically means a ship's or aircraft's navigational course.

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Added 2026.2.28 20:02 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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