増 (masu) Kanji Meaning: "Increase" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: Earth piled on the stack: increase.

増 means increase

add, augment, gain, promote

Earth piled on the stack: increase.

On'yomi

  • ゾウzou

Kun'yomi

  • ま(す)masu
  • ま(し)mashi
  • ふ(える)fueru
  • ふ(やす)fuyasu

How it's built

  • 土earth
  • 曽

Common words

  • 増大ぞうだいenlargement; increase
  • 増すますto increase; to grow
  • 増加ぞうかincrease; rise
  • 急増きゅうぞうrapid increase; sharp rise

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