► 動詞
増える [(2)ふえる] meaning: increase rank: 1
☆ 最近皺が増えた ⇨ Wrinkles have increased for me recently
☆ 近年子供を作らない人達が増えた ⇨ The number of childless people has increased in recent years
増やす [(2)ふやす] meaning: increase rank: 1
☆ 売上を増やすにはどうしたらいいだろうか？ ⇨ What should I do to increase the sales
☆ 彼等はバスの本数を増やした ⇨ They increased the number of buses
増す [(2)ます] [liter] meaning: increase rank: 1
☆ 大雨で川の水かさが増した ⇨ The water level of the river increased due to heavy rain
► 名詞
増し [(2)まし] meaning: increase rank: 2
☆ 深夜料金は二割増しになる ⇨ The fee will increase by 20% during late night
増 [(1)ぞう] [liter] meaning: increase rank: 3
☆ 売上げは前期に比べ10%増となった ⇨ The sales increased by 10% compared with the previous quarter
► 形容動詞
増し [(2)まし] [coll] meaning: better rank: 2
☆ 家族の負担になるより死んだほうがましだ ⇨ I’d rather die than be a burden to my family
☆ 虫を食べるのは餓死するよりはましだ ⇨ Eating bugs is better than starving to death
☆ 痛みはずっとましになった ⇨ The pain has subsided significantly (☛ Something bad becomes less so)
☆ もう少しましなのはないのかよ？ ⇨ Isn’t there anything a little better than this? (☛ Something is not as bad as other options)