振興(しんこう)

しんこう
noun, suru-verb
promotion, encouragement, development
1. promotion, encouragement, development
The act of promoting or encouraging the development and growth of something, especially industries, culture, or regions.
地域(ちいき)経済(けいざい)の振興(しんこう)に力(ちから)を入(い)れている。
We are putting effort into promoting the regional economy.
観光(かんこう)振興(しんこう)のためにイベントを開催(かいさい)する。
We will hold events to promote tourism.
文化(ぶんか)振興(しんこう)財団(ざいだん)から助成金(じょせいきん)をもらった。
We received a grant from the cultural promotion foundation.

振興(しんこう) is often used in policy and organizational contexts to describe efforts to develop and promote industries, culture, tourism, etc.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 産業(さんぎょう)振興(しんこう): industrial promotion
  • 観光(かんこう)振興(しんこう): tourism promotion
  • 地域(ちいき)振興(しんこう): regional development
  • 文化(ぶんか)振興(しんこう): cultural promotion
  • 振興(しんこう)策(さく): promotion measures

NOTE: This is a homophone with 信仰(しんこう) (faith), 進行(しんこう) (progress), and 新興(しんこう) (emerging).

Related Words

Related: 新興(しんこう) (emerging)
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Added 2026.1.13 8:49 · Revised 2026.2.7 18:29
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