増やす
N2ふやす fuyasu
- to increase
- to add to
- to augment
godan verbtransitive
Also written 殖やす
Chinese meanings
增加
Examples
- 体力を増やすように努めなさい。Try to build up your strength.努力增强体力。
- 書物は人生の楽しみを増やす。Books add to the pleasures of life.书籍增添人生的乐趣。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('bfff64ef30'); // 増やす
{
"id": "bfff64ef30",
"word": "増やす",
"reading": "ふやす",
"romaji": "fuyasu",
"meanings": [
"to increase",
"to add to",
"to augment"
],
"level": "N2",
"pos": [
"v5s",
"vt"
],
"jmdict_id": 1602880,
"other_forms": [
"殖やす"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "体力を増やすように努めなさい。",
"furigana": "{体力|たいりょく}を{増|ふ}やすように{努|つと}めなさい。",
"en": "Try to build up your strength.",
"tatoeba_id": 137958
},
{
"ja": "書物は人生の楽しみを増やす。",
"furigana": "{書物|しょもつ}は{人生|じんせい}の{楽|たの}しみを{増|ふ}やす。",
"en": "Books add to the pleasures of life.",
"tatoeba_id": 147408
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "7c30f13fa21db720e819bcc6a359f893fca5cd769b0763ff95e732e42944e766",
"meanings": [
"增加"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "体力を増やすように努めなさい。",
"zh": "努力增强体力。"
},
{
"ja": "書物は人生の楽しみを増やす。",
"zh": "书籍增添人生的乐趣。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n2/bfff64ef30",
"JMdict ent_seq 1602880; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "6a8dc84c096e7145742b49dba5ea9661da51d8467ec7238e82ce11adf2570279"
}
}