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増

increase
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingゾウ
Kun readingま.す、ま.し、ふ.える、ふ.やす
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. increaseRtK
    彼は貯金を増やした。He added to his savings.tatoeba
    乱取りの機会が増える。There is an increase in the opportunity of "randori."wiki
  2. add
  3. augment
  4. gain
  5. promote
  1. to increase
  2. to grow

Popular Usage

増える増加激増増減増大

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · formerly · horns · rice field (田) · brains · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 541

Compound words

増えるふえる
to increase; to multiply
増加ぞうか
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
増減ぞうげん
increase and decrease; fluctuation
増大ぞうだい
enlargement; increase
増すます
to increase; to grow
増やすふやす
to increase; to add to; to augment
増加するぞうかする
increase
急増きゅうぞう
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
増員ぞういん
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
増強ぞうきょう
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
増刷ぞうさつ
additional printing; additional print run; reprint
増産ぞうさん
increase in production; production increase
増資ぞうし
increase of capital; issue of new shares
増収ぞうしゅう
increase in yield
増殖ぞうしょく
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
増進ぞうしん
promoting; increase; advance
増税ぞうぜい
tax increase
増設ぞうせつ
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension
倍増ばいぞう
doubling; double
増しまし
better; preferable; less objectionable; least-worst; more
増益ぞうえき
increased (profit)
増水ぞうすい
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
増発ぞうはつ
increasing the number (of trains, planes, etc.) in operation; increasing bond issues; increased issue
増額ぞうがく
increase (in an amount of money)

On Reading Examples

言うまでもなく、サーバの負荷が増大してしまうのです。ぞうだい
Obviously, the server load will increase as a result.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は体重が増えている。
He is putting on weight.tatoeba
彼は増税反対の立場をとったことで、選挙戦に決着をつけました。
He clinched the election when he came out against a tax increase.tatoeba
彼は水泳によって健康を増進させた。
He has built up his health through swimming.tatoeba
それにより、春画の需要が増える。
It increased demands for the shunga.wiki
アンテナショップの増加
The increase of antenna shopswiki
昭和60年代に一時的に増加した。
During the decade starting from the 1980's there was a temporary increase in the amount produced..wiki
定員は90人であったが、時期により増減がある。
The prescribed number of Udoneri was 90, which increased or decreased in some periods.wiki
内舎人…大宝律令制定時は九十人・後定員に増減あり。
Udoneri … 90 people when Taiho Code was enacted, later the number fluctuated.wiki
5. 清朝への不信増大
5. Growing distrust of the Qing dynasty.wiki
両翼の部隊での損害が増大した。
Casualties increased in both wings.wiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

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