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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 20

増 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

increase

On: ゾウzou ソウsou
Kun: ますmasu ふえるfueru ふやすfuyasu ましmashi

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

増14 strokes

How to write 増: stroke order

増 has 14 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

増 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 増 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 増

The parts 増 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

土
soil; earth
Radical
曽
formerly; earlier generation

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 20

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