Kanji details for 増
増
                            
                            
                        Common kanji
increase, add, augment, gain, promote
                KUN: 
                - ま.すma.su
- ま.しma.shi
- ふ.えるfu.eru
- ふ.やすfu.yasu
ON: 
                - ゾウzou
Nanori: 
            
                
            
        - ましmashi
- ますmasu
Example words(showing 1-10 of 182 results)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
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to increase, to multiply(殖える usu. refers to population growth or capital appreciation)
Other readings:
                殖える【ふえる】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
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increase, rise, growth, addition, increment
adverb
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increasingly, more and more, decreasingly (when declining), less and less(usually kana)
All readings:
                ますます《益々》
、ますます《増々》
、ますます《益益》
、ますます《増す増す》
、ますます《増増》
、ますます《益》
                Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to increase, to add to, to augment
Other readings:
                殖やす【ふやす】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
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reinforcement, augmentation, strengthening, increase, buildup
na-adjective
1.
better, preferable, less objectionable, least-worst(usually kana)(esp. マシ)
noun (suffix)
2.
more, increase, extra
noun
3.
increase, growth(archaism)
Other readings:
                マシ