増 — increase, add, augment

ふえる増 increase

Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 14 strokes

U+5897 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #231 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #541 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

increase
add
augment
gain
promote

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ふ fu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

増(ふ) える fueru to increase 増(ふ) やす fuyasu to increase

そう・ぞう sou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

増(ぞう) 加(か) zouka increase 増(ぞう) zou increase 増(ぞう) 大(だい) zoudai increase 増(ぞう) 税(ぜい) zouzei tax increase 急(きゅう) 増(ぞう) kyuuzou rapid increase 増(ぞう) 強(きょう) zoukyou reinforcement 倍(ばい) 増(ぞう) baizou doubling 増(ぞう) 進(しん) zoushin promotion

ま ma Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

増(ま) す masu to increase

ます masu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

増(ます) 田(だ) masuda Masuda (surname)

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Components

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つち土 earth #32

そ曽 formerly

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#32 土 earth

増 — increase, add, augment

Meanings

word

ふ fu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

そう・ぞう sou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

ま ma Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ます masu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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増 — increase, add, augment

Meanings

word

ふ fu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

そう ・ぞう sou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

ま ma Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ます masu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

そう・ぞう sou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).