増

increase, add, augment, gain, promote

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ゾウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ふ.えるふ.やすま.しま.す

Nanori (名乗り)

まします

Stroke Order

14 / 14

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:14

JLPT:N3

Frequency:231

Vocabulary

ゾウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
急増	キュウゾウ	rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
増員	ゾウイン	increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
増加	ゾウカ	increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
増強	ゾウキョウ	reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
増減	ゾウゲン	increase and decrease; fluctuation

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
増して	まして	still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
水増し	みずまし	dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
増す	ます	to increase; to grow
増える	ふえる	to increase; to multiply
増やす	ふやす	to increase; to add to; to augment

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