EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    promoting; increase; advance

    新鮮な野菜は健康を増進する。
    Fresh vegetables promote health.
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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

advance, proceed, progress, promote

Kun
すす.むすす.める
On
シン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
142 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

のぶ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-8, 3-2-8SKIP code
2q8.1The Kanji Dictionary
3030.1Four corner code
2475deroo
9032Unicode hex code
1-31-42JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4709Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6073New Nelson (John Haig)
3121New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3873Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1991Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2689Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
561Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
603Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
175A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1503Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
194Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38943PMorohashi
326A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
437Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
443Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
259sakade
262Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
343henshall3
378Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
156crowley
267Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.14busy_people
702Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
568Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin4Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level