This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ゾウ、ま.す、ま.し、ふ.える、ふ.やす
Romaji: zou, ma.su, ma.shi, fu.eru, fu.yasu
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: まし、ます
Romaji: mashi, masu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

increase, add, augment, gain, promote

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  32
Frequency:  231
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-3-11
Korean Reading:  jeung
Chinese Reading:  zeng1
Unicode:  5897
JIS:  417D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 677
Nelson Index: 1137
New Nelson Index: 1088
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b11.3
Four Corner Index: 4816.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 741
Gakken Index: 298
Japanese Names Index: 2077
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5448P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0249
Remembering the kanji Index: 502
Kanji Way Index: 365
Kanji Flashcards Index: 441
Kodansha Compact Index: 388
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 763
Kanji in Context Index: 429
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 483
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 619
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 514
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 541
Essential Kanji Index: 693
Kodansha Kanji Index: 836
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1478
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 665
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 797

Words

(ぞう)
increase
増える (ふえる)
to increase; to multiply
殖やす (ふやす)
to increase; to add to; to augment
増大 (ぞうだい)
enlargement; increase
増強 (ぞうきょう)
augment; reinforce; increase
増加 (ぞうか)
increase; increment; addition
増刊 (ぞうかん)
special edition
増す (ます)
to increase; to grow
増設 (ぞうせつ)
extension; expansion; adding (equipment, facilities, etc.)
増殖 (ぞうしょく)
increase; multiplication; propagation
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