増
増·increase, add
- On-yomi
- ゾウ
- Kun-yomi
- ふえるふやすます
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 増える | ふえる | to increase (intransitive) |
| 増やす | ふやす | to increase something |
| 増加 | ぞうか | increase, growth |
| 急増 | きゅうぞう | a sharp rise |
Example sentences
この町の人口が増えています。
このまちのじんこうがふえています。
The population of this town is increasing.
勉強の時間を増やすつもりです。
べんきょうのじかんをふやすつもりです。
I intend to increase my study time.
観光客の増加が続いている。
かんこうきゃくのぞうかがつづいている。
The increase in tourists is continuing.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Mixing up 増える (something rises by itself) with 増やす (you raise it)
- Writing 増る for 増える — the okurigana is える
Memory aid
Picture it
Earth (土) piled up layer on layer on the right — the heap keeps growing.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 増加するぞうかするto increase
- 増加ぞうかincrease, growth in number
- 増すますto increase, to grow, to add to
- 増えるふえるto increase
- 増やすふやすto increase (something)
- 急増するきゅうぞうするto increase rapidly, to surge
- 増大するぞうだいするto increase, to grow (in scale)
- 増大ぞうだいincrease, enlargement, growth (in size or degree)
- 激増げきぞうsharp increase, sudden jump
- 増減ぞうげんincrease and decrease, fluctuation, change in quantity
- 増収ぞうしゅうincrease in revenue
- 増強ぞうきょうreinforcement, buildup
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