Japanese symbol for “adding”
増設
ぞうせつ
Romaji: zousetsu
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase
In Japanese, adding is 増設, read ぞうせつ (zousetsu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “adding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上乗せ | うわのせ uwanose | adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge) |
| 加算 | かさん kasan | addition; adding; supplement |
| 混入 | こんにゅう konnyuu | mixing; blending; adding |
| 収容 | しゅうよう shuuyou | containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding |
| 上積み | うわづみ uwazumi | adding (to); increase (in quantity); additional amount |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 増加 | ぞうか zouka | increase; rise; growth |
| 増える | ふえる fueru | to increase; to multiply |
| 増し | まし mashi | better; preferable; less objectionable |
| 増税 | ぞうぜい zouzei | tax increase |
| 増大 | ぞうだい zoudai | enlargement; increase |
| 急増 | きゅうぞう kyuuzou | rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation |
| 設定 | せってい settei | establishment; creation; posing (a problem) |
| 施設 | しせつ shisetsu | facility; facilities; institution |
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