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増える (ふえる, fueru) Japanese meaning: increase | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 500 Conjugation 増える · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 増ふ える 増ふ えない Polite 増ふ えます 増ふ えません Past polite 増ふ えました 増ふ えませんでした Past 増ふ えた 増ふ えなかった Te-form 増ふ えて 増ふ えないで Desire 増ふ えたい 増ふ えたくない Potential 増ふ えられる also 増ふ えれる 増ふ えられない also 増ふ えれない Passive 増ふ えられる 増ふ えられない Causative 増ふ えさせる 増ふ えさせない Causative passive 増ふ えさせられる 増ふ えさせられない Volitional 増ふ えよう Polite volitional 増ふ えましょう Imperative 増ふ えろ 増ふ えるな Conditional 増ふ えれば 増ふ えなければ Tara conditional 増ふ えたら 増ふ えなかったら
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Recently, the number of foreign tourists has been increasing.
I gained weight due to lack of exercise.
The carp in this pond are multiplying rapidly.
Usage patterns 人じん 口こう が 増ふ える the population increases
The population of this town is increasing year by year.
〈 数かず 〉 に 増ふ える to increase to a certain number/amount
The number of participants increased to twice last year's.
〈 事こと 〉 が 増ふ える 一いっ 方ぽう だ something just keeps increasing
My workload just keeps increasing, and I can't take any days off.
急きゅう 激げき に 増ふ える to increase sharply/rapidly
Traffic accidents have been increasing sharply in this area recently.
Expressions 量りょう が 増ふ える increase in quantity; gain in amount Kanji 殖 augment, increase, multiply Transitive / intransitive Related words 増える is the everyday word for a countable amount or number going up, while 増す is more literary and often used for the intensifying of a degree or force, like 勢いが増す.
増える is a neutral, general verb for 'increase' in number or amount, while かさむ specifically describes a burdensome or bulky accumulation, often of expenses or volume.
増加 is a formal noun/verbal-noun used in writing and statistics, while 増える is the everyday intransitive verb for the same idea.
増える simply means to increase in number or amount, while 加わる in this sense emphasizes something new joining in that causes the increase.
Opposites decrease; diminish; go down
増える means to increase in quantity, the opposite of 無くなる when talking about a supply being used up.
Written forms 増ふ える Usage 86%
Standard kanji for general increase in number, amount, or degree.
ふえる Usage 14%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the nuance of the kanji is not needed.
殖ふ える Usage <1%
Often used for population growth, breeding, or capital appreciation; narrower than 増える.
Etymology Derived from the verb ふゆ (to increase) with the intransitive suffix える. The kanji 増 generally means 'increase', while 殖 carries a nuance of 'multiply' or 'propagate'.
