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Kanji Detail for 増 - "to increase, to grow"

増

  • Meaning

    増 means "to increase, to grow." Also associated with more.

    1. Increase - To become greater; to add.

    2. Grow - To expand; to multiply.

    3. More - To a greater extent; additionally.

  • Words using 増

    • 増加 ぞうか Listen increase; rise; growth
    • 増税 ぞうぜい Listen tax increase
    • 増殖 ぞうしょく Listen increase; multiplication; propagation
    • 増大 ぞうだい Listen enlargement; increase
    • 急増 きゅうぞう Listen rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation
    • 増強 ぞうきょう Listen reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening
    • 増収 ぞうしゅう Listen increase in yield
    • 増益 ぞうえき Listen increased (profit)

  • Tattoo check: 増

    • Verified meaning: to increase, to grow
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read とくま, とくまし, まさる, ます)
    • Also carries these associations: more

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 増

    Surnames 増(とくま)Listen 増(とくまし)Listen 増(まさる)Listen 増(ます)Listen 増(ますさき)Listen 増(ますざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    increase; add; augment; gain; promote

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    increase

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 增[zeng1]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    zoh(ゾウ) ゾウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    fueru(ふ-える) ふ-える

    fuyasu(ふ-やす) ふ-やす

    mashi(まし) まし

    masu(ます) ます

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)

  • Related Keywords

    to increase to grow more accumulate progressively expansion add augmentation boost enhancement enlargement escalation extend flourish greater multiply proliferation rise

Sentences including 増

  • There was a new addition to his family.

  • The number of people who go abroad has been increasing.

  • It is getting colder day by day.

  • You've been late for school more often than before.

  • It's getting warmer day by day.

  • The number of college students is increasing.

  • More japanese are reluctant to have a child.

  • The number of working women is increasing.

  • It is getting warmer day by day.

  • He has built up his health through swimming.

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