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JLPT N4 · More verbs

増える

ふえる

to increase

Stroke order of 増える

3 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

増 · 14 strokesえ · 2 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

Soil (土) piled up layer upon layer grows in amount.

Parts: 増 increase (土 earth + 曽) + える kana

The characters in 増える

  • え え — e (2 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

最近、外国人が増えました。

さいきん、がいこくじんがふえました。

Recently foreigners have increased.

Words with 増

増加increase増やすto increase

More words: More verbs

調べるto look up; to investigate頑張るto do one's best祈るto pray見つけるto find見つかるto be found決まるto be decided変わるto change続くto continue減るto decrease似合うto suit慌てるto panic動かすto move (something)直すto fix; to correct

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