# 増 increase

土 (earth) + 曽 (gain) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
DUPE SOLO

## Onyomi

ZOU (not so useful) |

## Mnemonic

| Every time ZORRO gained more ground, his power increased(and the hated Governor Alverado's decreased).

## Kunyomi

( を ) ふ＊やす | I increase something. (my bank balance, my muscles) ★★★☆☆
( が ) ふ＊える | something increases. ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

増加 (ぞうか) | an increase ★☆☆☆☆ NP 増 (increase) + 加 (add) = 増加 (an increase)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
贈 | give | MONEY | 貝
増 | increase | EARTH | 土
憎 | detest | HEART | 心
慣 | adapt | not HORNY |
僧 | buddhist monk | PERSON | 人

You give MONEY away.

The EARTH'S temperature increases.

You detest me with all your HEART.

I adapt to it because I'm NOT HORNY for you anyway.

A monk is a PERSON.

## Synonyms

to increase 増 殖