King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Japanese symbol for “increased”

Romaji: zoueki
increased (profit)

In Japanese, increased is , read (zoueki).

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, vi, vs increased (profit)

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
benefit, gain, profit
on: エキ、ヤク
kun: ま.す
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “increased”

WordReadingMeaning
ばいきゅう baikyuuredoubled; increased
よりいっそう yoriissouincreased; greater

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
りえき riekiprofit; gains
ゆうえき yuuekibeneficial; profitable; useful

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.