推進(すいしん)

すいしん
noun / suru verb
promotion, advancement; propulsion
1. promotion, advancement, driving forward
Actively promoting or driving forward a plan, policy, project, or initiative. Common in business, government, and organizational contexts.
政策(せいさく)を推進(すいしん)する。
To promote a policy.
市(し)はデジタル化(か)の推進(すいしん)に力(ちから)を入(い)れている。
The city is putting effort into promoting digitalization.
環境(かんきょう)保護(ほご)を推進(すいしん)するため、再生可能(さいせいかのう)エネルギーへの転換(てんかん)が求(もと)められている。
A shift to renewable energy is called for in order to advance environmental protection.
2. propulsion
The physical force that drives a vehicle, vessel, or rocket forward. A technical term used in engineering and aerospace.
ロケットの推進(すいしん)力(りょく)を高(たか)める。
To increase the propulsion of the rocket.
推進(すいしん)エンジンに異常(いじょう)はなかった。
There were no abnormalities in the propulsion engine.
原子力(げんしりょく)推進(すいしん)の潜水艦(せんすいかん)は長期間(ちょうきかん)の航行(こうこう)が可能(かのう)である。
Nuclear-powered submarines are capable of long-range voyages.

USAGE:
Used as both a noun and a suru verb. Sense 1 (promotion/advancement) is far more common in everyday use, appearing frequently in news and business. Sense 2 (propulsion) is technical. The word conveys active, sustained effort to move something forward.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 推進(すいしん)する: to promote, to advance
  • 推進(すいしん)役(やく): driving force, promoter
  • 推進(すいしん)力(りょく): driving force; propulsive power
  • 推進(すいしん)委員会(いいんかい): promotion committee

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 促進(そくしん): promotion, acceleration (emphasizes speeding things up)
  • 振興(しんこう): promotion, development (of industry or culture)
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