増ぞう加か

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増加する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	増ぞう加かする	増ぞう加かしない
Polite	増ぞう加かします	増ぞう加かしません
Past polite	増ぞう加かしました	増ぞう加かしませんでした
Past	増ぞう加かした	増ぞう加かしなかった
Te-form	増ぞう加かして	増ぞう加かしないで
Desire	増ぞう加かしたい	増ぞう加かしたくない
Potential	増ぞう加かできる	増ぞう加かできない
Passive	増ぞう加かされる	増ぞう加かされない
Causative	増ぞう加かさせる	増ぞう加かさせない
Causative passive	増ぞう加かさせられる	増ぞう加かさせられない
Volitional	増ぞう加かしよう
Polite volitional	増ぞう加かしましょう
Imperative	増ぞう加かしろ	増ぞう加かするな
Conditional	増ぞう加かすれば	増ぞう加かしなければ
Tara conditional	増ぞう加かしたら	増ぞう加かしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

increase; rise; growth

General term for an increase in number, amount, or scale. Used in formal and everyday contexts. Antonym: 減少 (decrease).

Antonyms: 減少

人じん口こうが増ぞう加かしている。
The population is increasing.
売うり上あげを増ぞう加かさせるための戦せん略りゃくを考かんがえている。
We are thinking of a strategy to increase sales.

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Usage patterns

〈数かず〉が増ぞう加かするfor a number/amount to increase
去きょ年ねんに比くらべて売うり上あげが増ぞう加かした。
Sales increased compared to last year.
急きゅう激げきに増ぞう加かするto increase sharply/rapidly
この地ち域いきでは人じん口こうが急きゅう激げきに増ぞう加かしている。
The population is increasing rapidly in this area.
増ぞう加か傾けい向こうにあるto be on an increasing trend
犯はん罪ざい件けん数すうは増ぞう加か傾けい向こうにある。
The number of crimes is on an increasing trend.
〈事こと〉による増ぞう加かan increase caused by something
移い民みんによる人じん口こうの増ぞう加かが続つづいている。
The population increase due to immigration is continuing.

Kanji

増increase, add, augment
加add, addition, increase

Related words· 19

増ぞう大だいN2
増加 is the neutral term for an increase, while 増大 suggests a larger, more significant expansion in scale or magnitude.
増ふえるN4
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.
急きゅう増ぞうN2
増加 is a neutral word for an increase of any pace, while 急増 stresses that the rise is sudden and steep.
増ぞう産さん
増産 specifically refers to boosting the output of goods or crops, while 増加 is the general word for an increase in any quantity or number.

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上じょう昇しょうN2
増加 focuses on a numerical increase in quantity or count, while 上昇 covers any upward movement, including price, temperature, or rank.
増ぞう量りょう
増加 is a general term for an increase in number or amount, while 増量 specifically refers to an increase in quantity or volume, as with product sizes or dosages.
増ぞう収しゅう
増加 is a general word for 'increase' usable for almost anything, while 増収 is specifically used for growth in revenue, income, or yield.
増ぞう
増加 is the common, versatile word for 'increase' (noun/suru-verb), while 増 is a shorter, more formal noun often used in compounds or numeric contexts.
増ぞう額がく
増加 is a general increase in number or quantity, while 増額 specifically refers to raising a monetary amount such as a budget or salary.
マシN2
増加 is the standard modern noun for 'increase', while 増し in this sense is an archaic noun rarely used outside set phrases.
増ぞう殖しょくN1
増加 is a general term for any increase in number or amount, while 増殖 specifically implies multiplication or propagation, often of living things or self-replicating assets.
増ぞう員いん
増加 is a general increase in number or quantity, while 増員 refers specifically to adding more staff or personnel.
増ぞう発はつ
増加 is a general term for any increase in number or quantity, whereas 増発 is limited to scheduled transport services or financial issues.
増ぞう設せつ
増加 is a general increase in number or amount, whereas 増設 implies actually installing or constructing additional equipment or facilities.
激げき増ぞうN2
増加 is a neutral, general term for an increase, whereas 激増 highlights the intensity and speed of the rise.
倍ばい増ぞうN1
増加 means a general 'increase' of any size, while 倍増 specifically means the amount doubles.
倍ばい加か
増加 is a general term for 'increase' of any size, while 倍加 specifically implies a doubling or a dramatic, marked rise.
増ぞう進しんN1
増加 is a neutral term for any numerical rise, while 増進 implies a positive, purposeful increase in something desirable like health or efficiency.
増ぞう強きょうN1
増加 simply means an increase in amount or number, while 増強 combines increase with the idea of making something stronger or more capable.

Opposites· 6

減げん少しょうN2
decrease; reduction; decline
低てい減げん
増加 means an increase, the direct opposite of 低減's decrease.
目め減べり
増加 means an increase, the direct opposite of 目減り, which describes a decrease or shrinkage in quantity or value.

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削さく減げんN2
増加 means an increase, the direct opposite of 削減's meaning of a deliberate cut or reduction.
激げき減げんN1
増加 is a general increase, contrasting with the sharp decrease meant by 激減.
減げん量りょうN2
減量 refers to a decrease in quantity, while 増加 refers to an increase, often used for numbers or amounts in general.

Don't confuse with

増ぞう幅ふく
増加 means an increase in quantity or number, while 増幅 means amplifying the intensity, strength, or magnitude of something, not its count.
増ぞう減げんN2
増加 means only 'increase,' while 増減 covers both the increase and the decrease of a quantity.

Word family· 10

増ぞう加か分ぶん
increment; addition; amount of increase
増ぞう加か率りつ
rate of increase; growth rate
増ぞう加か量りょう
increment; amount of increase
人じん口こう増ぞう加か
population increase; population growth
単たん調ちょう増ぞう加か
monotonic increase

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自し然ぜん増ぞう加か
natural increase
需じゅ要よう増ぞう加か
increased demand; increasing demand
白はっ血けっ球きゅう増ぞう加か
leukocytosis
緩かん増ぞう加か超ちょう関かん数すう
tempered distribution
赤せっ血けっ球きゅう増ぞう加か症しょう
polycythemia; erythrocytosis

Etymology

Compound of 増 (increase) and 加 (add). The reading is on'yomi.