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JLPT N3 Grade 5 increase

📖 English Meaning

raise, increase, growth, increment

Pronunciation
Hiragana:
まし ぞう ます
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Romaji:
mashi zou masu
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On'yomi:
ゾウ <外>ソウ
Kun'yomi:
ま(す)、ふ(える)、ふ(やす)
Character Meanings
increase
Radical
つち・つちへん・どへん
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Compound Words with 増
増々 ますます
増え ふえ
増える ふえる
増え方 ふえかた
増え続ける ふえつづける
増さる まさる
増し まし
増し締め ましじめ
Related Words
増々 increasingly
増える procreate, breed, go up, increase, advance, grow, manifold, rise, mark up
増さる increase, grow
増し raise, increment, growth, increase, better
増し刷り reissue
Famous People with this Kanji
タレント 増水亜由未 (ますみずあゆみ)
お笑い芸人 増子潤也 (ましこじゅんや)
女優 増岡裕子 (ますおかゆうこ)

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