振興

しんこう

promotion, encouragement

What does 振興 mean?

振興 is a Japanese noun meaning promotion, encouragement in English. It is written as 振興 in kanji, しんこう in hiragana, and shinkou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

政府は工業の振興計画を開始した。

The government started a program to promote industry.