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    3. 増す

    増す

    増ます​

    to increase

    N3KMT10News #47+1CoreVerb, Intransitive, TransitiveScience & MathKanji Vocab16 strokes

    益す

    ます

    Verb, Intransitive, Transitive

    1.
    to increase, to grow

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの自じ信しんは日ひごとに増ましていった。

    His confidence increased day by day.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    運うん動どうすることで、体たい力りょくが徐じょ々じょに増ます。

    By exercising, physical strength gradually increases.

    KMT10Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    経けい済ざい成せい長ちょうに伴ともない、国こく民みんの平へい均きん所しょ得とくが増ます傾けい向こうにある。

    Along with economic growth, the average income of citizens tends to increase.

    KMT10Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    温おん度どが上あがると、気き体たいの体たい積せきは増ます。

    When the temperature rises, the volume of gas increases.

    KMT10Science & Math
    放ほう射しゃ線せん量りょうが増ますと、人じん体たいへの影えい響きょうも大おおきくなる。

    When radiation levels increase, the impact on the human body also becomes greater.

    KMT10Science & MathMedicine & Health

    Characters that make up this word

    増
    ま.す・ま.し・ふ.える・ふ.やす…(3)
    increase・add・augment・gain・promote
    Kanji
    す
    su
    Kana
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