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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
JōyōGrade 5
  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
急増きゅうぞう
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
増すます
to increase; to grow
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)
水増しみずまし
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
増やすふやす
to increase; to add to; to augment

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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