Vocabulary

What does 増える (ふえる, fueru) mean?

増える (ふえる, fueru) means to increase, to grow in number.

Quick facts
Readingふえる
Romajifueru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
ふえる
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfueru

to increase, to grow in number

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to increase; to multiply

Example sentences

  • My workload increased, and I've become busy.

  • The number of foreign students has increased recently.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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