“Increase” or “Add” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “増”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “増” means “Increase”, “More and more” or “All the more” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “増”
Jouyou Kanji “増” Stroke Order
Stroke # |
14 Strokes |
On-Yomi |
ぞう(zou) |
そう(sou) |
Kun-Yomi |
ま(す)(ma(su)) |
ふ(える)(fu(eru)) |
ふ(やす)(fu(yasu)) |
Meanings |
Increase, Add |
More and more, Increasingly, All the more |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “増”, and their meanings
Words |
Meanings |
増員(ぞういん-zo u i n) |
Increase the number of staff |
増益(ぞうえき-zo u e ki) |
Profit growth, Earnings growth, Increase in profit |
増援(ぞうえん-zo u e n) |
Reinforcement, Re-enforcement |
増加(ぞうか-zo u ka) |
Increase |
増額(ぞうがく-zo u ga ku) |
Increase in an amount of money |
増刊(ぞうかん-zo u ka n) |
Special issue (of magazine), Extra number, Extra issue, Extra edition |
増強(ぞうきょう-zo u kyo u) |
Augmentation, Strengthen, Reinforcement |
増結(ぞうけつ-zo u ke tsu) |
Adding train cars |
増減(ぞうげん-zo u ge n) |
Increase and decrease, Fluctuation |
増刷(ぞうさつ-zo u sa tsu) |
Additional printing |
増産(ぞうさん-zo u sa n) |
Increase in production, Enhancement of production |
増資(ぞうし-zo u shi) |
Increase of capital, Capital increase |
増収(ぞうしゅう-zo u shu u) |
Increase in revenue, Growth in revenue, Increased income |
増上慢(ぞうじょうまん-zo u jo u ma n) |
Overconfidence in oneself, Bluff |
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