増 kanji: meaning “increase”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N314 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- increase
- On'yomi
- ゾウ
- Kun'yomi
- ま・す、ま・し、ふ・える、ふ・やす
Picture story to remember 増
Add rich soil (土) to the rice field (田) and under the sun (日) the crop will increase.
How to write 増: stroke order
増 is written with 14 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 増
- 増加ぞうかincrease
- 増しましbetter
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