JLPT N2Kanji compounds

促進

Readingそくしんsokushin

Meaning
物事の進行や発展がさらに進むよう働きかけること
Explanation
「促進(そくしん)」 means to push things forward so they advance. It is used as in 「販売を促進する」. c1 conversely means to restrain progress, an antonym close to 「抑制」, so be careful.
Original Japanese explanation

「促進(そくしん)」は、物事が前に進むよう後押しすることです。「販売を促進する」のように使います。c1 は逆に進行を抑える意味で、「抑制」に近い反対語なので注意しましょう。

Examples
  • 販売を促進する

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