Kanji
N3 14 strokes Grade 5 freq #231

increase, add, augment, gain, promote

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

earth tsuchi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

increase; rise
tax increase
increase; multiplication
rapid increase; sharp rise
enlargement; increase
reinforcement; augmentation
increase in yield
increased (profit)
increase (in an amount of money)
increase of capital

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

better; preferable
dilution; watering down
day by day
to increase; to multiply
to increase; to add to

Example sentences

It cannot be denied that crime is on the increase.

Crime is on the increase.

The tax increases affected our lives greatly.

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