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JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

急きゅう増ぞう

kyuuzou

to increase rapidly

Example sentences

  1. 同時どうじに、鉄道てつどうに欠かかせない枕木まくらぎの用材ようざいとしてクリ材ざいの需要じゅようが急増きゅうぞうした。

    At the same time, demand for chestnut wood indispensable for the railroad ties of railways increased rapidly.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. これらの国々くにぐにではほぼ例外れいがいなく人口じんこうが急増きゅうぞうしており、将来しょうらいの見通みとおしも明あかるくない。

    These countries are facing a rapid increase in population and their future prospects are not bright.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. また都心部としんぶの食堂しょくどうが少すくない地域ちいきに、弁当べんとうを売うりにくる業者ぎょうしゃも急増きゅうぞうした。

    Then number of vendors who came to sell lunches to the inner city, with few dining halls, increased rapidly.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 急増

  • 急hurry; emergencyOnキュウKunいそぐ・いそぎ・せく
  • 増increase; addOnゾウKunます・まし・ふえる

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