増 — increase, add

増
Meaning
increase, add, augment, gain, promote
On reading
ゾウzou
Kun reading
ますmasuましmashiふえるfueruふやすfuyasu
Strokes
14
Learned in
Grade 5 of elementary school in Japan

増 in names

When I turn a name into kanji, I use 増 for the sound “zo” (ぞ) or “masu” (ます).

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