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Japanese symbol for “multiply”

Romaji: fueru
to increase; to multiply

In Japanese, multiply is , read (fueru).

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. v1, vi to increase; to multiply

Written forms: . Readings: .

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

Other Japanese words for “multiply”

WordReadingMeaning
かける kakeruto multiply (arithmetic operation)
じょうじる joujiruto multiply
かけあわせる kakeawaseruto multiply
かけあわす kakeawasuto multiply
じょうずる jouzuruto multiply

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぞうか zoukaincrease; rise; growth
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

See also: Chinese symbol for “multiply”.

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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