How to say "promotion" in Japanese

• 促進そくしんJLPT N1approx.Common
  suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveCovers 'promotion' as actively furthering or speeding up an activity or process — the facilitation or encouragement of progress, as in plans to promote trade or efficiency; never promotion in rank.
  彼かれは平和へいわを促進そくしんするために尽力じんりょくした。↗

  He worked hard to promote peace.
• プロモーションCommon
  nounThe loanword, used especially in marketing: promoting a product, event, or performer through advertising and publicity. It is not the usual word for promotion in rank.
• 振興しんこうJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbPromotion in the sense of fostering the development or growth of something — an industry, tourism, science, or local culture — often as a stated aim of official policy or organizations.
  政府せいふは工業こうぎょうの振興しんこう計画けいかくを開始かいしした。↗

  The government started a program to promote industry.
• 昇格しょうかくCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbPromotion as a rise in status or grade — a person moved up a grade, or a team elevated to a higher division. Compare 昇進 for ordinary career advancement.
  ただの男友達おとこともだちっていう立場たちばから彼氏かれしに昇格しょうかくさせてくれるかい？↗

  How about giving me a promotion from just-a-friend to boyfriend?
• 昇進しょうしんJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe word for promotion at work: an employee rising in rank within a company or organization. Use this for 'promotion' in the career sense.
  彼かれは課長かちょうに昇進しょうしんした。↗

  He was promoted to section chief.

Use 昇進 for job promotion and 昇格 for a rise in status; 促進 speeds progress of an activity, 振興 fosters development of a field, and 「プロモーション」 is the marketing loanword.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 促進そくしんpromotion
• プロモーションpromotion
• 振興しんこうpromotion
• 昇格しょうかくpromotion
• 昇進しょうしんpromotion
• 主催しゅさいsponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices)
• 起用きようappointment (to a position, job, etc.)
• 奨励しょうれいencouragement
• 登用とうようappointment
• 助長じょちょうpromotion
• 昇級しょうきゅうpromotion
• 進級しんきゅうpromotion (school, military, etc.)
• 昇任しょうにんpromotion
• プロモートpromotion (of a product, event, cause, etc.)
• 格上げかくあげstatus elevation
• 主唱しゅしょうadvocacy
• 育成いくせいrearing
• 出世しゅっせsuccess in life
• 栄転えいてんpromotion
• 昇段しょうだんpromotion
• 栄進えいしんpromotion
• 昇叙しょうじょpromotion
• 昇格人事しょうかくじんじpromotion
• 昇進人事しょうしんじんじpromotion
• プロモpromo
• 発頭ほっとうorigin
• 挙用きょようappointment
• テコ入れてこいれshoring up (a company, industry, etc.)
• 発揚はつようexaltation
• 宣揚せんようenhancement (e.g. of national prestige)
• キャンペーン(sales) promotion
• 推進すいしんpromotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.)
• 鼓吹こすいadvocacy