JLPT N3 · 14 strokes
Kanji 増: "increase, add, augment"
The kanji 増 means "increase, add, augment, gain, promote". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ゾウ in on'yomi and ま.す, ま.し, ふ.える, ふ.やす in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゾウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ま.すま.しふ.えるふ.やす
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | increase, add, augment, gain, promote |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 231 of 2,501 |
Common words with 増
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 増えるto increase; to multiply
- 増すto increase; to grow
- 増やすto increase; to add to; to augment
- 増しbetter; preferable; less objectionable; least-worst · more; increase; extra
- 増加increase; rise; growth; addition
- 増幅amplification · magnification; amplification; making larger
- 増大enlargement; increase
- 増援reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
- 増殖increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
- 増強reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase
- 倍増doubling; double
- 増increase
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