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How to say 'Increasingly' in Japanese | 益々

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The Japanese word for Increasingly is 'Masumasu', written as 益々 in Japanese.'Increasingly' in hiragana is ますます.

    word

    益々

    Meaning

    Increasingly

    Reading

    ますます

    masumasu

    Kanji

    Profit, Benefit

    Explanation

    The Japanese adverb '益々 (ますます)' means 'increasingly' or 'more and more'. It is used to indicate that something is growing or intensifying over time. This word is often used in formal or written contexts, such as business communications, speeches, or literature. For example: The company is increasingly successful「その会社は益々成功しています」(そのかいしゃはますますせいこうしています). The weather is getting colder and colder「天気は益々寒くなっています」(てんきはますますさむくなっています). Note that '益々' is typically used in positive contexts to describe growth or improvement, but it can also be used neutrally to describe any kind of increase.

    Part Of Speech

    adverb

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    2113

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 益々

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Profit, Benefit

Words Related to 益々 Through the Kanji

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 益 as well.

  • word

    利益

    Meaning

    Profit, Benefit

  • word

    収益

    Meaning

    Profit, Revenue

  • word

    有益

    Meaning

    Beneficial

Words Related to 益々 Through the Kanji

These 35 Words contain the Kanji 々 as well.

  • word

    時々

    Meaning

    Sometimes

  • word

    人々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    少々

    Meaning

    Slightly

  • word

    我々

    Meaning

    We

  • word

    中々

    Meaning

    Quite, Not easily

  • word

    色々

    Meaning

    Various

  • word

    元々

    Meaning

    Originally

  • word

    次々

    Meaning

    One after another

  • word

    日々

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    明々後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    国々

    Meaning

    Countries

  • word

    段々

    Meaning

    Gradually

  • word

    様々

    Meaning

    Various

  • word

    態々

    Meaning

    Specially

  • word

    個々

    Meaning

    Individual

  • word

    偶々

    Meaning

    By chance

  • word

    方々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    徐々

    Meaning

    Gradually

  • word

    順々に

    Meaning

    In order

  • word

    堂々

    Meaning

    Majestic, Unashamed

  • word

    一々

    Meaning

    Every, Each

  • word

    苛々

    Meaning

    Irritation

  • word

    年々

    Meaning

    Yearly

  • word

    精々

    Meaning

    At most

  • word

    所々

    Meaning

    Parts, Spots

  • word

    次々に

    Meaning

    One after another

  • word

    度々

    Meaning

    Often

  • word

    若々しい

    Meaning

    Youthful

  • word

    続々

    Meaning

    Continuously, One after another

  • word

    神々

    Meaning

    Gods

  • word

    等々

    Meaning

    Etc

  • word

    別々

    Meaning

    Separate

  • word

    各々

    Meaning

    Each

  • word

    種々

    Meaning

    Various

  • word

    騒々しい

    Meaning

    Noisy

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