| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
641 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幅 【フク】 scroll, counter for scrolls
- 幅員 【フクイン】 width (of a road, bridge, etc.)
- 増幅 【ゾウフク】 amplification, magnification, amplification, making larger
- 双幅 【ソウフク】 pair of hanging scrolls
Kun reading compounds
- 幅 【はば】 width, breadth, freedom (e.g. of thought), latitude, gap, difference (e.g. in price), range (e.g. of voice)
- 幅広い 【はばひろい】 extensive, wide, broad
- 小幅 【こはば】 small, narrow, single-breadth cloth (approx. 36 cm wide)
- 値幅 【ねはば】 price range or fluctuation
Readings
- Korean:
- pog, bog
Spanish
- anchura
- rollo
- pergamino
- contador de rollos
Portuguese
- laço
- largura
French
- largeur
- kakémono
- tenture murale
| 1764 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 682 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1484 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1234 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 501 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1380 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1467 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 897 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 568 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 523 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 414 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8995 | Morohashi |
| 569 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1574 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 407 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 435 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1524 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1676 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3f9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4126.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e45 | Unicode hex code |