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増
Kanji meaning "increase, add, augment"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #473
JLPT N3
Grade 5
Kanken Level 6
WaniKani Level 21
RTK
KLC Volume 6
TMW Trainee
14 strokes
Meanings
increase, add, augment, gain, promote
On'yomi
ゾウ
Kun'yomi
ま.す
ま.し
ふ.える
ふ.やす
Stroke order
(14 strokes)
Composed of
土
soil
radical
曽
formerly
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
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Reading usage
ぞう
171 (68%)
ま
60 (24%)
ふ
8 (3%)
まし
8 (3%)
ます
3 (1%)
増
(
ぞう
)
幅
(
ふく
)
amplification
#9634
増
(
ぞう
)
加
(
か
)
increase
#10509
増
(
ぞう
)
大
(
だい
)
enlargement
#13740
倍
(
ばい
)
増
(
ぞう
)
doubling
#14619
増
(
ぞう
)
殖
(
しょく
)
increase
#15842
増
(
ぞう
)
強
(
きょう
)
reinforcement
#17513
増
(
ぞう
)
援
(
えん
)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
#17916
増
(
ぞう
)
長
(
ちょう
)
growing impudent
#21997
増
(
ぞう
)
increase
#27002
増
(
ぞう
)
員
(
いん
)
increasing the number of staff
#29107
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Most common words using this kanji
増
(
ふ
)
える
to increase
#749
増
(
ふ
)
やす
to increase
#1862
増
(
ま
)
す
to increase
#2460
増
(
ぞう
)
幅
(
ふく
)
amplification
#9634
増
(
ま
)
して
still more
#10293
増
(
ぞう
)
加
(
か
)
increase
#10509
増
(
ぞう
)
大
(
だい
)
enlargement
#13740
いつにも
増
(
ま
)
して
more than usual
#14508
倍
(
ばい
)
増
(
ぞう
)
doubling
#14619
増
(
ぞう
)
殖
(
しょく
)
increase
#15842
増
(
ま
)
し
better
#17179
増
(
ぞう
)
強
(
きょう
)
reinforcement
#17513
増
(
ぞう
)
援
(
えん
)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
#17916
にも
増
(
ま
)
して
(even) more than
#18491
増
(
ふ
)
え
続
(
つづ
)
ける
to continue to increase
#21315
増
(
ぞう
)
長
(
ちょう
)
growing impudent
#21997
量
(
りょう
)
が
増
(
ふ
)
える
to gain in quantity
#25646
増
(
ぞう
)
increase
#27002
増
(
ぞう
)
員
(
いん
)
increasing the number of staff
#29107
年
(
とし
)
増
(
ま
)
mature woman
#30554
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