Meaning

Primary

To Increase Something

Alternative

To Increase

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Remember how 増える is "to increase" (as in, something just increases, you aren't doing the increasing yourself). This one is that one, where you're doing the increasing. So, this word means to increase something. You know you're doing the increasing because you said "yes" (やす) to increasing something, and did it yourself.

Reading

ふやす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same like 増える. If you know that vocab word you probably can read this one as well.

Context

Context Sentences

平日に家族と過ごす時間を増やすために、宿題は全部週末にやることにしてるんだ。

I save all my homework for the weekend so I can spend more time with my family on weekdays.

Kanji Composition