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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

増ぞう進しん

zoushin

to promote, to improve

Example sentences

  1. 新鮮しんせんな野菜やさいは健康けんこうを増進ぞうしんする。

    Fresh vegetables promote health.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 科学かがくと芸術げいじゅつは人類じんるいの幸福こうふくの増進ぞうしんに貢献こうけんしなければならない。

    Science and art must contribute to the promotion of human welfare.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 運動うんどうして食欲しょくよくを増進ぞうしんさせよう。

    Let’s do some exercise to work up an appetite.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 増進

  • 増increase; addOnゾウKunます・まし・ふえる
  • 進advance; proceedOnシンKunすすむ・すすめる

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