増

Meaning

増 centers on making something larger in amount, number, or degree: increasing, adding to, augmenting, or gaining more. The sense of promotion fits as a rise in rank or status.

• 増えるふえる
  N4

  to increase; to multiply

• 増やすふやす
  N3

  to increase; to add to; to augment

• 増加ぞうか
  N3

  increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

• 増しまし
  N2

  better; preferable; less objectionable; least-worst

• 増大ぞうだい
  N2

  enlargement; increase

• 増殖ぞうしょく
  N1

  increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation

• 増すます
  N3

  to increase; to grow

• 急増きゅうぞう
  N2

  rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion

• 増強ぞうきょう
  N1

  reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

• 増税ぞうぜい
  N1

  tax increase

• 倍増ばいぞう
  N1

  doubling; double

• 増設ぞうせつ

  adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion

• 増減ぞうげん
  N2

  increase and decrease; fluctuation

• 増進ぞうしん
  N1

  promoting; increase; advance

• 増額ぞうがく

  increase (in an amount of money)

• 増員ぞういん

  increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

• 増水ぞうすい

  rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water

• 増産ぞうさん

  increase in production; production increase

• 水増しみずまし
  N1

  dilution; watering down

• 増資ぞうし

  increase of capital

• 増刷ぞうさつ

  additional printing; additional print run; reprint

• 増収ぞうしゅう

  increase in yield

• 日増しにひましに
  N1

  day by day

• 増益ぞうえき

  increased (profit)

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