“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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