Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 増

増

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Meaning

 increase, gain, rise

Pronunciation

 ZŌ
masu, fueru/yasu

Explanation

 Left: earth 土, right: formerly/before 曽 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly.)

Mnemonic

On earth, compared to before, we have increased.

Radicals

土 earth(ground, soil)
曽 formerly, before(.From top: out of 丷, field 田, sun 日. Out of the fields rises the sun as before.)
丷 way out
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Vocabulary

増す ます to increase, to grow
増やす ふやす to increase, to add to, to augment
増える ふえる to increase, to multiply
増加 ぞうか increase, addition
漸増 ぜんぞう gradual increase
増大 ぞうだい enlargement
増強 ぞうきょう augment, reinforce, increase
増減 ぞうげん increase and decrease, fluctuation
増進 ぞうしん promoting, increase, advance

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