Illustration: Outside a small neighborhood bakery, a queue already stretches from the entrance around the corner. Three newly arriving neighbors are joining its tail, one still stepping into position behind the last customer.

JLPT N3suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

増ぞう加か

zouka

to increase

Example sentences

犯罪率はんざいりつは着実ちゃくじつに増加ぞうかしている。
The crime rate is rising steadily.
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犯罪はんざいが増加ぞうかしている。
Crime is on the increase.
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人口じんこうは増加ぞうかしつつある。
The population is increasing.
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Kanji in 増加

増increase; addOnゾウKunます・まし・ふえる
加add; additionOnカKunくわえる・くわわる

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