Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume

    20%増量って書いているとつい手が出ない?
    Don't you find yourself reaching for things with '20% extra' written on them?
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Characters in this word

2
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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmise

Kun
はか.る
On
リョウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
469 of 2500
Radical
village
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Used in names as

かず

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-4-8SKIP code
4c8.9The Kanji Dictionary
6010.4Four corner code
3872deroo
91cfUnicode hex code
1-46-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2141Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6209New Nelson (John Haig)
2471New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3119Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1598Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2180Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
177Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
189Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
544A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1741Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
743Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
40138Morohashi
600A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
411Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
417Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
734sakade
973Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
630henshall3
601Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
435Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1804Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
179Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
liang4, liang2Pinyin reading
ryangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level