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Grade 5JLPT N3

increase, add, augment, gain, promote

14 strokes · frequency rank #231

On
ゾウ
Kun
ま.す、ま.し、ふ.える、ふ.やす

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Common words

  1. ぞうかincrease; rise; growth; addition1
    • The crime rate is rising steadily.

    • Crime is on the increase.

    • The population is increasing.

  2. ぞうぜいtax increase2
    • Most Japanese opposed a tax increase.

    • The voters won't put up for a tax hike.

    • The tax increases affected our lives greatly.

  3. ぞうしょくincrease; multiplication; propagation; proliferation3
  4. ぞうだいenlargement; increase4
    • Trade increased the country's wealth.

    • They intended to increase the military budget.

    • The number of people suffering from AIDS has increased.

  5. きゅうぞうrapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge5
    • Industrial production rose sharply in July.

    • Travel agencies' profits soared.

    • There is a rapid increase in shops struggling in the depression.

  6. ぞうきょうreinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase6
    • I want to build up my vocabulary.

    • The new president wants to build up the army.

  7. ぞうしゅうincrease in yield7
  8. ぞうえきincreased (profit)8
  9. ぞうがくincrease (in an amount of money)9
    • I approached my father about an increase in allowance.

  10. ぞうしincrease of capital10

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