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Japanese symbol for “enlarging”

Romaji: zouho
extending (e.g. a book); augmenting; enlarging; supplementing

In Japanese, enlarging is , read (zouho).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt extending (e.g. a book); augmenting; enlarging; supplementing

Kanji and stroke order

increase, add, augment
on: ゾウ
kun: ま.す、ま.し、ふ.える、ふ.やす
14 strokes · JLPT 2
supplement, supply, make good
on: ホ
kun: おぎな.う
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぞうか zoukaincrease; rise; growth
ふえる fueruto increase; to multiply
まし mashibetter; preferable; less objectionable
ぞうぜい zouzeitax increase
ぞうだい zoudaienlargement; increase
きゅうぞう kyuuzourapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation
こうほ kouhocandidate; contender; prospect
ほじょ hojoassistance; support; help

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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