N3Verb

⚙️Actions & States (generic)

増すます

masu

to increase, to gain

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Example sentence

離れてみれば尊敬は増す。

Respect is greater from a distance.

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Kanji in 増す

increase, add, augment, gain, promote

Sentences with 増す

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
増える	N4	ふえる	ふえるto increase, to multiply
増加	N3	ぞうか	ぞうかincrease, addition
増やす	N3	ふやす	ふやすto increase (v.t.), to add to
増大	N2	ぞうだい	ぞうだいincrease, growth
増減	N2	ぞうげん	ぞうげんincrease and decrease, fluctuation
激増	N2	げきぞう	げきぞうsudden increase
増強	N1	ぞうきょう	ぞうきょうreinforce, increase
増進	N1	ぞうしん	ぞうしんpromoting, increase, advance

More Actions & States (generic) words

Word	Reading	Meaning
操作	そうさ	そうさoperation, management, processing
得る	える	えるto obtain / acquire (common reading in compounds; e.g. 知識[ちしき]を得る[える] = gain knowledge)
得る	うる	うるcan / be able to (more formal/literary; e.g. 起こり[おこり]得る[うる] = can happen)
異なる	ことなる	ことなるto differ, to vary
無視	むし	むしdisregard, ignore
働き	はたらき	はたらきwork, labor
修理	しゅうり	しゅうりrepairing, mending
考慮	こうりょ	こうりょconsideration, taking into account

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