| Kanji | 増 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ゾウ |
| Kunyomi | ま.す、ま.し、ふ.える、ふ.やす |
| Nanori | まし, ます |
| English | increase, add, augment, gain, promote |
| Examples | 増加(ぞうか): increase; increment; addition 増大(ぞうだい): enlargement; increase 増し(まし): (1) better; less objectionable; preferable (2) more; increase; extra (3) increase; growth 増減(ぞうげん): increase and decrease; fluctuation 増強(ぞうきょう): augment; reinforce; increase 増進(ぞうしん): promoting; increase; advance 増す(ます): to increase; to grow 激増(げきぞう): sudden increase |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 5 |
| Frequency | 231 |
| Components | 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 曽: formerly; once; before; ever; never; ex- |
| Number of Strokes | 14 |
| Kanji Radical | 土 |
| Radical Number | 32 |
| Radical Strokes | 3 |
| Radical Reading | つち・つちへん・どへん |
| Traditional Form | 增 |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | increase |
| Koohii Story 1 | Prices always INCREASE for LAND that was FORMERLY cheaper. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Farmers work the land so they can INCREASE their formerly puny crop supply. |
| RTK Index (new) | 541 |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade5, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_counting_handling.amounts
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