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KanjiN3Grade 5 · 小514 strokesRadical 土#231 in newspapers

増 · increase, add

増 is a kanji meaning increase, add, augment, gain. It has 14 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ゾウzō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ますmasu
  • ましmashi
  • ふえるfueru
  • ふやすfuyasu

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 増 · 9 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 増
WordReadingMeaningLevel
増えるふえるto increase, to multiplyN4
増加ぞうかincrease, additionN3
増やすふやすto increase (v.t.), to add toN3
増すますto increase, to gainN3
激増げきぞうsudden increaseN2
増減ぞうげんincrease and decrease, fluctuationN2
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More words that use 増
WordReadingMeaningLevel
増大ぞうだいincrease, growthN2
増強ぞうきょうreinforce, increaseN1
増進ぞうしんpromoting, increase, advanceN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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