漢字道KANJIDO

14 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 514 strokesRadical
On
ゾウ
Kun
ま(す)・ふ(える)・ふ(やす)
Meaning
to increase; add

Origin

ORIGIN

土 "earth" plus 曾 "to pile up"; heaping soil higher and higher — hence "to increase."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ゾウ増減・増加・激増
ます増す・水増し
ふえる増える

Compare: 殖える

ふやす増やす

Compare: 殖やす

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 増加ぞうか

    increase

  • 急増きゅうぞう

    sharp increase

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

この町の人口が増えている。

The town's population is increasing.

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