Kanji
増
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JLPT N3Jōyō · grade 5freq #23114 strokes
Meanings
increase, add, augment, gain, promote
ES: incremento, aumento, aumentar, incrementar, agregar, añadir
- On
- ゾウ
- Kun
- ま.す、ま.し、ふ.える、ふ.やす
Common words
- 増えるふえるto increase, to multiply
- 増すますto increase, to grow
- 増加ぞうかincrease, rise, growth, addition, increment
- 増減ぞうげんincrease and decrease, fluctuation
- 増大ぞうだいenlargement, increase
- 増やすふやすto increase, to add to, to augment
- 増強ぞうきょうreinforcement, augmentation, strengthening, increase, buildup
- 増進ぞうしんpromoting, increase, advance
Example sentences
ここの交通量は増えた。
The traffic has built up here.
El tráfico ha aumentado aquí.
Tatoeba #224361(opens in a new tab)大雨で川の水が急に増えた。
The river swelled rapidly because of the heavy rain.
El río subió rápidamente a causa de la lluvia fuerte.
Tatoeba #137682(opens in a new tab)この町の人口は増えている。
The population of this city is on the increase.
La población de esta ciudad está creciendo.
Tatoeba #220521(opens in a new tab)人口の増加こそが貧困を招いた。
It was the increase in population that caused the poverty.
Fue el aumento de la población lo que causó la pobreza.
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