JLPT N3 · Verbs of change

増やす

ふやす

to increase

Stroke order of 増やす

3 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

増 · 14 strokesや · 3 strokes す · 2 strokes

Memory trick

土 earth piled up bit by bit: to make more.

Parts: 増 increase + やす

The characters in 増やす

やや — ya (3 strokes)
すす — su (2 strokes)

Example sentence

野菜を増やします。

やさいをふやします。

I will eat more vegetables.

Words with 増

増えるto increase 増加increase

More words: Verbs of change

伸びるto stretch; to grow 縮むto shrink 広がるto spread 広げるto spread out 加えるto add 減らすto reduce 移すto move (something)崩れるto collapse 崩すto break down 固まるto harden 混ざるto be mixed

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