EntryCommonJLPT N2WaniKani 23
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to increase; to add to; to augment

    体力を増やすように努めなさい。
    Try to build up your strength.

Also written 殖やす【ふやす】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

increase, add, augment, gain, promote

Kun
ま.すま.しふ.えるふ.やす
On
ゾウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
231 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Used in names as

まします

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-11SKIP code
3b11.3The Kanji Dictionary
4816.6Four corner code
1478deroo
5897Unicode hex code
1-33-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1137Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1088New Nelson (John Haig)
677New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
836Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
483Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
502Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
541Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
298A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2077Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
693Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5448PMorohashi
741A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
712Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
725Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
665sakade
441Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
763henshall3
797Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
365crowley
429Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
388Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
514Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zeng1Pinyin reading
jeungKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level