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Kanji: 増

KANJI
14 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
える
やす
 ON 音 
ゾウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
つち
Meaning:
Increase, add, augment, gain, promote
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 250 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
()える
to increase
N3
(ぞうか)
increase, addition
N3
()
to increase, to grow
N2
(げきぞう)
sudden increase
N2
(ぞうげん)
increase and decrease, fluctuation
N2
(ぞうだい)
enlargement
N2
()やす
to increase, to add to, to augment
N1
(ぞうきょう)
augment, reinforce, increase
N1
(ぞうしん)
promoting, increase, advance
N1
()
extra, additional, less objectionable, better, preferable
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