増 Kanji for increase

N3–N2Grade 514 strokes

increase, add, augment, gain, promote

Kun: ま.す、ま.し、ふ.える、ふ.やす
On: ゾウ

増 is the Japanese kanji for increase, add, augment, gain, promote. It is written with 14 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is ま.す、ま.し、ふ.える and its on reading is ゾウ.

Stroke order

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Words with 増

増ふえるto increase, to multiply
増ふやすto increase, to add to, to augment
増ますto increase, to grow
増ぞう加かincrease, rise, growth
増ぞう税ぜいtax increase
急きゅう増ぞうrapid increase, sharp rise, proliferation

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