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増: increase

increase; add to
14 strokesElementary · Grade 5 (6級)in 41 words here

Readings

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ます・まし・ふえる・ふやす

増える(ふえる) "increase", 増やす(ふやす) "increase (something)". ぞう in 増加(ぞうか), 増税(ぞうぜい).

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Key words

増加ぞうかincrease
増えるふえるto increase (by itself)
増やすふやすto increase (something)
増税ぞうぜいtax increase
増大ぞうだいenlargement; growth

Example sentences

The population of this town is increasing.

Recently I've made a lot more friends.

To grow my savings, I put a little aside every month.

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