| 665 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 763 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 741 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 298 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1137 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 693 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 441 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2077 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 712 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 725 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 429 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 388 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 836 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 483 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 619 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 514 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5448P | Morohashi |
| 677 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1088 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 502 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 541 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 365 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 797 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
231 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 増 【ゾウ】 increase
- 増員 【ゾウイン】 increasing the number of staff, hiring more people
- 激増 【ゲキゾウ】 sharp increase, sudden rise
- 累増 【ルイゾウ】 successive or progressive increases, cumulative increase
Kun reading compounds
- 増す 【ます】 to increase, to grow
- 益々 【ますます】 increasingly, more and more, decreasingly (when declining), less and less
- 増し 【まし】 better, preferable, less objectionable, least-worst, more, increase, extra, increase, growth
- 況して 【まして】 still more, to say nothing of, not to mention, still less
- 増える 【ふえる】 to increase, to multiply
- 増やす 【ふやす】 to increase, to add to, to augment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まし、 ます
- Korean:
- jeung
Spanish
- incremento
- aumento
- aumentar
- incrementar
- agregar
- añadir
Portuguese
- aumentar
- somar
- ganhar
- promover
French
- augmenter
- ajouter
- accroissement
- gain
- promouvoir
| 1478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 4816.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5897 | Unicode hex code |
double, twice, times, fold
- On:
- バイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
714 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 倍 【バイ】 double, twice (as much), times (as much), -fold, 1-nth, 1 to n, 1 in n
- 倍増 【バイゾウ】 doubling, double
- 逓倍 【テイバイ】 multiplication (e.g. of frequencies)
- 倍々 【バイバイ】 doubling (repeatedly), multiplying
Readings
- Japanese names:
- べ、 ます
- Korean:
- bae, pae
Spanish
- doble
- veces
Portuguese
- Duplicar
- duas vezes
- tempos
- dobra
French
- double
- deux fois
- fois
- plier (en 2)
| 694 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 389 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 563 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 809 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 483 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 866 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 323 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1025 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 87 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 87 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 158 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 111 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 122 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 80 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 90 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1001 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 760 | Morohashi |
| 108 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 252 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 992 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1067 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 364 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2177 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a8.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2026.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 500d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
383 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 卒爾 【ソツジ】 abrupt, sudden
- 卒然 【ソツゼン】 sudden, unexpected, unannounced, abrupt
- 短慮軽率 【タンリョケイソツ】 impulsive and imprudent, rash and unthinking
- 兜率 【トソツ】 Tusita (heaven, pure land)
- 率 【リツ】 rate, ratio, proportion, percentage
- 率を定める 【リツヲサダメル】 to fix the rate
- 倍率 【バイリツ】 magnification, leverage, amplification, scaling factor, scale factor, competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance), applicant-to-acceptance ratio
- 定率 【テイリツ】 fixed rate
Kun reading compounds
- 率いる 【ひきいる】 to lead, to spearhead (a group), to command (troops)
Readings
- Korean:
- sol, ryul
Spanish
- proporción
- tasa
- dirigir
- mandar
- verdad
- franqueza
- indiscreción
- liderar
- encabezar
Portuguese
- razão
- valor
- proporção
- %
- coeficiente
- fator
French
- taux
- rapport
- proportion
- %
- coefficient
- facteur
| 878 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 767 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 803 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 553 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 319 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 808 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 731 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2040 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 788 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 802 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 615 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1312 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2625 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1343 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1820 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1753 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20817P | Morohashi |
| 2118 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3618 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1737 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1874 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 742 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 0040.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7387 | Unicode hex code |