JLPT N3Kanji compounds

増加

Readingぞうかzouka

Meaning
数や量が増えて多くなること
Explanation
「増加(ぞうか)」 means that a number or amount increases and becomes greater, used like 「客が増加する」. As the character 「増」 suggests, it means to increase, and it is the opposite of 「減少(げんしょう)」, where a number or amount decreases.
Original Japanese explanation

「増加(ぞうか)」は、数や量が増えて多くなることです。「客が増加する」のように使います。「増」という字のとおり増える意味で、数や量が減る「減少(げんしょう)」とは反対の言葉です。

Examples
  • 客が増加する

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