| 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 N1
1838 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 醸成 【ジョウセイ】 brewing, fermenting, arousing, causing, creating, fermenting, bringing about
- 醸造 【ジョウゾウ】 brewing
- 銘醸 【メイジョウ】 famous winery, famous brewery
- 佳醸 【カジョウ】 sweet sake, good wine
Kun reading compounds
- 醸す 【かもす】 to brew (sake, etc.), to cause, to bring on, to bring about, to give rise to
Readings
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- elaborar
- preparar té
- elaborar cerveza
Portuguese
- fermentar
- causa
French
- brasser
- causer
| 1425 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1777 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4804 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1547 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1840 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1837 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1987 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1651 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1799 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2086 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1090 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1483 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1541 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40064P | Morohashi |
| 1654 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6197 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1527 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1647 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1934 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3265 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7e13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-13 | SKIP code |
| 1063.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91b8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1006 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 酒 【サケ】 alcohol, sake
- 酒税 【シュゼイ】 liquor tax, tax on alcohol
- 洋酒 【ヨウシュ】 Western wine and spirits, Western liquor
- 清酒 【セイシュ】 refined sake
Kun reading compounds
- 酒 【さけ】 alcohol, sake
- 酒好き 【さけずき】 love of drink, fondness for alcohol, person who likes to drink, drinker
- 手酌酒 【てじゃくさけ】 pouring one's own drinks, drinking alone
- 小酒 【こさけ】 small drink, small amount of alcohol
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 さ、 し
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- sake
- alcohol
- vino de arroz
Portuguese
- sake
- álcool
French
- saké
- alcool
| 422 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 318 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 302 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 781 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2573 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 347 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 972 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1066 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 517 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 526 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 144 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1789 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 532 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 328 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 403 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1440 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39776 | Morohashi |
| 444 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6160 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1428 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1535 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 356 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 375 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3116.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9152 | Unicode hex code |