Moto 増: Increase; Add; AugmentKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ゾウ
- Kun'yomi
- ま(す)、ま(し)、ふ(える)、ふ(やす)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 199 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ゾウ)
- 増加ぞうかincrease; rise
- 増税ぞうぜいtax increase
- 増殖ぞうしょくincrease; multiplication
- 増大ぞうだいenlargement; increase
- 急増きゅうぞうrapid increase; proliferation
- 増強ぞうきょうreinforcement; augmentation
- 増収ぞうしゅうincrease in yield
- 増益ぞうえきincreased (profit)
- 増額ぞうがくincrease (in an amount of money)
- 増資ぞうしincrease of capital
- 増産ぞうさんproduction increase
- 増設ぞうせつadding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more
- 増員ぞういんincreasing the number of staff; hiring more people
- 増進ぞうしんpromoting; increase
- 倍増ばいぞうdouble
- 増減ぞうげんincrease and decrease; fluctuation
- 増水ぞうすいrising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water
- 増発ぞうはつincrease the number of trains in operation; increase bond issues
- 増便ぞうびんincrease in the number of flights
- 増刊ぞうかんspecial issue (of a magazine, etc.); issuing an extra number
- 増刷ぞうさつadditional printing (esp. of books, etc.); additional run
- 増幅ぞうふくamplification (elec.)
- 増援ぞうえんreinforcement (e.g. of troops)
- 増派ぞうはreinforcements
- 増築ぞうちくaddition to a building
- 増補ぞうほextending (e.g. a book); augmenting
- 増配ぞうはいincreased ration; increased dividend
- 増量ぞうりょうincreased volume or quantity
- 増長ぞうちょうgrowing impudent; becoming arrogant
- 激増げきぞうsharp increase; sudden rise
- 純増じゅんぞうnet increase
- 累増るいぞうsuccessive or progressive increases; cumulative increase
- 自然増収しぜんぞうしゅうnatural or automatic increase in revenue
- プッシュプル増幅器プッシュプルぞうふくきpush-pull amplifier
- プロッタ増分量プロッタぞうぶんりょうplotter step size
- マルチレンジ増幅器マルチレンジぞうふくきmultirange amplifier
- 一増一減いちぞういちげん16,800,000-year period over which a human lifespan increases from ten years to 84,000 years (by one year per century) and then decreases back to ten (by one year per century)
- 不増不減ふぞうふげんnothing increases or decreases (because all things are void)
- 二次電子増倍管にじでんしぞうばいかんsecondary electron multiplier
- 人口増加じんこうぞうかincrease in population; population growth
- 人口増加率じんこうぞうかりつpopulation growth rate
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 増しましbetter; preferable
- 水増しみずましdilution; watering down
- 日増しにひましにday by day
- 増えるふえるto increase; to multiply
- 増すますto increase; to grow
- 増やしふやしincrease
- 増やすふやすto increase; to add to
- いつにも増していつにもましてmore than usual; especially
- いや増すいやますto increase (all the more)
- ないよりは増しないよりはましbetter than none at all; better than nothing
- 一日増しにいちにちましにday by day
- 中年増ちゅうどしまwoman approaching middle age
- 人手を増やすひとでをふやすto add to the staff; to increase the staff
- 体重が増えるたいじゅうがふえるto gain weight
- 何にも増してなににもましてabove all else; more than anything
Other readings
- 割増わりましextra (charge, fare, etc.); premium
- 割増賃金わりましちんぎんextra pay
- ないより増しないよりはましbetter than none at all; better than nothing
- 何時にも増していつにもましてmore than usual; especially
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Kanji that often appear with 増
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