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Kanji: 増
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KANJI

増

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	土 Radical name: つち
Meaning:	Increase, add, augment, gain, promote
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 250 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	増(ふ)える	to increase
N3	増加(ぞうか)	increase, addition
N3	増(ま)す	to increase, to grow
N2	激増(げきぞう)	sudden increase
N2	増減(ぞうげん)	increase and decrease, fluctuation
N2	増大(ぞうだい)	enlargement
N2	増(ふ)やす	to increase, to add to, to augment
N1	増強(ぞうきょう)	augment, reinforce, increase
N1	増進(ぞうしん)	promoting, increase, advance
N1	増(ま)し	extra, additional, less objectionable, better, preferable

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