増進|ぞうしんzoushin[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbpromoting; increase; advance
   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.

• Synonym増大ぞうだいWrittenWritten-style noun for scale or degree growing larger, as in 「負担の増大」; the point is things getting bigger, not health or ability improving.
• SynonymアップNeutralA loanword for raising or increasing something, as in 「給料アップ」; common in colloquial speech.
• Related増加ぞうかWrittenWritten-style noun for increases in number or quantity, as in 「人口増加」; it counts amounts, while 「増進」 builds up health, ability or welfare.
• Related増えるふえるNeutralThe everyday verb for numbers or amounts growing; it says nothing about quality improving, which is the essence of 「増進」.
• Related伸長しんちょうWrittenWritten-style noun for influence or performance spreading and growing, as in 「勢力の伸長」; about reach expanding, not health.
• Related上昇じょうしょうWrittenWritten-style noun for values or positions rising, as in 「気温上昇」; it tracks levels going up, not strength or ability building.
• Related発展はってんNeutralA neutral noun for something advancing to a higher stage, as in 「経済発展」; it stresses overall progress rather than building up one's strength.
• Related向上こうじょうNeutralA neutral noun for ability or quality improving, as in 「技術の向上」; close in meaning to 「増進」.
• Related進展しんてんWrittenWritten-style noun for a situation moving forward, as in 「交渉の進展」; about matters progressing, not about ability growing.
• Related進歩しんぽNeutralA neutral noun for progress in skills, technology or society, stressing that things are better than before.
• Related拡張かくちょうWrittenWritten-style noun for expanding facilities, scope or functions; the emphasis is on enlargement, not personal improvement.
• Related上達じょうたつNeutralA neutral noun for getting better at a skill, as in 「英語が上達する」; limited to personal technique, while 「増進」 also covers health.
• Related増量ぞうりょうNeutralA neutral noun for an increase in quantity or volume, as in 「増量中」; mostly used of products and portions, not health or ability.
• Related騰貴とうきWrittenA written, economics-flavored noun for prices or market values rising; it has nothing to do with the health and ability sense of 「増進」.
• Related発達はったつNeutralA neutral noun for growth of body or mind, development of technique, or a typhoon gaining strength; broader physical development.
• Related膨張ぼうちょうWrittenWritten-style noun for physical expansion or swelling budgets; the focus is on things growing large, not on improvement.
• RelatedのびNeutralA neutral noun for growth momentum or stretching, as in 「売上の伸び」; it measures how much something has grown.
• Related加増かぞうWrittenWritten-style noun for an increase or addition, especially of a stipend or domain; it carries a historical flavor and is rare in modern use.
• Related増ぞうWrittenWritten-style noun for an increase, standing alone as in 「前年比10％増」 and forming words like 「増税」「増員」; purely about numbers.
• Antonym減退げんたいWrittenWritten-style noun for appetite, energy or ability fading; the direct opposite of 「増進」.
• Antonym低下ていかNeutralA neutral noun for ability or quality dropping; the everyday antonym of 「増進」.

Use 「増進」 for building up health, appetite or ability, as in 「食欲増進」「健康増進」. For sheer numbers choose 「増加」 or the everyday verb 「増える」; for improving ability or quality, 「向上」; for getting better at a skill, 「上達」; for overall development, 「発展」; in casual talk, 「アップ」. When ability or quality falls, use 「低下」; for fading appetite or vigor, 「減退」.

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

1. 体力たいりょくや能力のうりょくが高たかまること。