“Increase” or “Increment” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “増”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “増” means “Growth”, “Gain” or “More and 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, Hiring more people |
| 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, Rise, Growth, Addition, Increment |
| 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 |
| 増殖(ぞうしょく-zo u sho ku) | Multiplication, Propagation, Proliferation, Breeding |
| 増進(ぞうしん-zo u shi n) | Promoting, Increase, Advance, Furtherance |
| 増水(ぞうすい-zo u su i) | Rising water (of river, lake etc), Swelling water, Increased water, High water |
| 増税(ぞうぜい-zo u ze i) | Increase of taxation, Increased taxation, Tax increase |
| 増設(ぞうせつ-zo u se tsu) | Adding (equipment, facilities etc), Establishing more, Installing more |
| 増大(ぞうだい-zo u da i) | Enlargement, Increase |
| 増築(ぞうちく-zo u chi ku) | Addition to a building, Extension of building, Addition |
| 増注(ぞうちゅう-zo u chu u) | Adding footnotes (in a book) |
| 増長(ぞうちょう-zo u cho u) | ① Enhancement, ② Growing impudent, Becoming arrogant, Getting stuck-up |
| 増張(ぞうちょう-zo u cho u) | Becoming wider and wider |
| 増訂(ぞうてい-zo u te i) | Revision and expansion (of a work), Revision and enlargement (of a book) |
| 増配(ぞうはい-zo u ha i) | Increased ration, Increased dividend |
| 増発(ぞうはつ-zo u ha tsu) | ① Increasing the number (of trains, planes etc) in operation, ② Increasing bond issues, Increased issue |
| 増幅(ぞうふく-zo u fu ku) | Amplification, Magnification, Making larger |
| 増補(ぞうほ-zo u ho) | Extending (e.g. a book), Augmenting, Enlarging, Supplementing |
| 増俸(ぞうほう-zo u ho u) | Salary increase, Raise, Wage increase |
| 急増(きゅうぞう-kyu u zo u) | Sudden increase, Rapid increase |
| 激増(げきぞう-ge ki zo u) | Sharp increase, Sudden rise, Huge increase |
| 漸増(ぜんぞう-ze n zo u) | Gradual increase, Increment |
| 倍増(ばいぞう-ba i zo u) | Doubling, Twofold increase |
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