Kanji details for

 
Uses 14 strokes
Taught in grade 5

Search words that:
- start with 増
- end with 増
- contain 増
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
Written with 14 strokes
Taught in grade 5
Radicals:
Example words(showing 1-10 of 182 results)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to increase, to multiply(殖える usu. refers to population growth or capital appreciation)
See also:減る (antonym)
Other readings:
殖える【ふえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
increase, rise, growth, addition, increment
See also:減少 (antonym)

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
to increase, to grow

adverb
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》

noun, auxillary suru verb
enlargement, increase

noun, auxillary suru verb
increase and decrease, fluctuation

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to increase, to add to, to augment
See also:減らす (antonym)
Other readings:
殖やす【ふやす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
sharp increase, sudden rise

noun, auxillary suru verb
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
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