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    3. 助長

    助長

    助じょ長ちょう

    promotion

    KMT9News #35+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab15 strokes

    じょちょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    promotion, encouragement, fostering, furtherance
    2.
    unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful), unnecessary help, disservice

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    そのような行こう動どうは誤ご解かいを助じょ長ちょうするだけだ。

    Such behavior will only encourage misunderstandings.

    KMT8Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの不ふ用よう意いな発はつ言げんが、かえって噂うわさを助じょ長ちょうした。

    His careless remarks only served to fuel the rumors.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    競きょう争そう的てきな環かん境きょうは、時ときに不ふ健けん全ぜんなライバル関かん係けいを助じょ長ちょうすることがある。

    A competitive environment can sometimes foster unhealthy rivalries.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    政せい府ふの政せい策さくは、意い図とせず社しゃ会かい的てき不ふ平へい等どうを助じょ長ちょうする可か能のう性せいがある。

    The government's policy could inadvertently foster social inequality.

    KMT10Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    マイクロマネジメントは、従じゅう業ぎょう員いんの自じ立りつを助じょ長ちょうするどころか、むしろ阻そ害がいしがちだ。

    Micromanagement tends to hinder employee independence rather than foster it.

    KMT10Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    助
    たす.ける・たす.かる・す.ける・すけ…(1)
    help・rescue・assist
    長
    なが.い・おさ…(8)
    long・leader・superior・senior
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