Japanese symbol for “increasing”
上乗せ
うわのせ
Romaji: uwanose
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
In Japanese, increasing is 上乗せ, read うわのせ (uwanose).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “increasing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 増長 | ぞうちょう zouchou | becoming more severe; increasing |
| 嵩上げ | かさあげ kasaage | increasing (a budget, fees, etc.); raising; inflating (figures) |
| 右肩上がり | みぎかたあがり migikataagari | growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 上昇 | じょうしょう joushou | rising; ascending; climbing |
| 向上 | こうじょう koujou | elevation; rise; improvement |
| 上司 | じょうし joushi | (one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups |
| 地上 | ちじょう chijou | above ground; on the ground; earth's surface |
| 乗り換え | のりかえ norikae | transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection |
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく joukyaku | passenger |
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.