Japanese

Verb

増す ‎(godan conjugation, hiragana ます, romaji masu)

1. to increase

   その会社 (かいしゃ)の世間的 (せけんてき)な信用 (しんよう)は来年 (らいねん)の株式公開 (かぶしきこうかい)で増 (ま)すことだろう。

   Sono kaisha no seken teki na shin'yō wa rainen no kabushiki kōkai de masu koto darō.

   The public confidence in the company will increase with an IPO in the coming year.

2. (river, flood, etc.) to rise

   昨晩 (さくばん)からのひどい雨 (あめ)で川 (かわ)の水 (みず)かさが増 (ま)している。

   Sakuban kara no hidoi ame de kawa no mizukasa ga mashite iru.

   The river has risen due to heavy rain since last night.

Synonyms

• 増 (ふ)える ‎(fueru)

Antonyms

• 減ず

Usage notes

• Slightly more literary than the synonym 増える.

Conjugation

See also

• 増やす
• 増加