How to say 'Increase' in Japanese | 増やす

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The Japanese word for Increase is 'Fuyasu', written as 増やす in Japanese.'Increase' in hiragana is ふやす.

word

増やす

Meaning

Increase

Reading

ふやす

fuyasu

Kanji

増Increase

Explanation

The Japanese verb '増やす (ふやす)' means 'to increase' or 'to add to'. It is used when referring to making something greater in quantity, size, or degree. This verb is often used in contexts involving numbers, resources, or abstract concepts like knowledge or experience. For example: I increased my savings「貯金を増やした」(ちょきんをふやした). She added more vegetables to the dish「彼女は料理に野菜を増やした」(かのじょはりょうりにやさいをふやした). Note that '増やす' is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object to indicate what is being increased.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3167

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 増やす

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

増

Meaning

Increase

Hiragana in the Word 増やす

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

や

Reading

hiragana

す

Reading

Words Related to 増やす Through the Kanji 増

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 増 as well.

word

増える

Meaning

Increase

word

増加

Meaning

Increase

word

急増

Meaning

Sudden increase

word

増す

Meaning

Increase

word

増し

Meaning

Better

word

増大

Meaning

Increase

word

増減

Meaning

Fluctuation

word

増殖

Meaning

Proliferation

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'Fuyasu' means 'Increase' .

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