増
Increase
Meanings
Increase, Add, Augment, Gain, Promote
On'yomi
ぞう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
ま.す、 ま.し、 ふ.える、 ふ.やす
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
増 is written in 14 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
増 (Increase) is taught on WaniKani at level 21 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #231 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 14 strokes.
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