Japanese word

増やす

Pronunciation

Romajifuyasu

Meaning

  • verbincrease

Example

毎月、貯金を増やします。mai tsuki cho kin o fu ya shi ma su

I increase my savings every month.

Illustration for 増やす (increase)

More examples

家族が増えたので、食卓のいすを増やします。ka zoku ga fu e ta no de shoku taku no i su o fu ya shi ma su

Since my family has grown, I will add more chairs to the dining table.

Core concept

Expresses causing an amount, number, or supply to become greater.

Common phrases

  • 貯金を増やすcho kin o fu ya su

    increase savings

  • 収入を増やすshū nyū o fu ya su

    increase income

  • 売上を増やすuriage o fu ya su

    increase sales

  • 量を増やすryō o fu ya su

    increase the amount

Similar words

増すmasu: To make an amount, degree, or strength greater.
加えるkuwaeru: To add something to an existing amount, group, or collection.
高めるtakameru: To raise the level, quality, or degree of something.

Definition in Japanese

物や数量などを、もとの状態より多くする。mono ya sū ryō na do o mo to no jō tai yo ri ō ku su ru

Word origin

増やす (fuyasu) is a native Japanese verb built from 増ゆ (fuyu, "increase") and the causative suffix す (su, "make"), so its original sense is to make something increase.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, 増やす (fuyasu) takes a direct object, while 増える (fueru, "increase") describes an amount becoming greater without one.

Other meanings

  • add toverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 増やし方fuyashikataway of increasingnoun
  • 増やしすぎfuyashisugiexcessive increasenoun

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