Going Straight Ahead
Direct Forward Motion
noun, verbal noun
If you make a straight advance, you are going straight ahead.
直進 is a slightly formal-sounding word for direct forward motion. You'll often hear it in regard to the motion of vehicles, like when your GPS tells you to go straight at a light or an announcement on the train tells you the train will be going straight at the next junction.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
直進車
vehicle going straight
直進方向
straight-ahead direction
直進50m
go straight for 50 meters
直進中
currently going straight
車はゆっくり直進していた。
The car was slowly proceeding straight forward.
右に曲がる時は、直進車に気をつけてください。
When turning right, watch out for vehicles coming straight ahead.
ここから直進100mのところにマクドナルドがあります。
There's a McDonald's 100 meters straight ahead from here.