— increase, add, augment, gain, promote

  • JLPT N3
  • 14 strokes
  • Grade 5
  • Radical 土
  • #231 most frequent

Counting · Handling amounts

Readings

On'yomi
ゾウ
Kun'yomi
ま.すま.しふ.えるふ.やす

Example words

  • 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