WORD DETAIL
増加
ぞうか
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
増加is read asぞうかand means “increase”. - Basic usage: The examples show a rise in user numbers and an increase in river volume after rain.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Distinguishing senses and uses
- It describes an amount or degree increasing;
増加するis intransitive, whereas増やすmeans actively increasing something.
- It describes an amount or degree increasing;