14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3
increase, add, augment, gain, promote
Kun'yomi
ま す to increase ま し better ②more ③increase ふ え る to increase ふ や す to increase
On'yomi
ゾ ウ increase
Nanori
まし ます
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 5897 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-33-93 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1137 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1088 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 677 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 836 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 483 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 619 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 502 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 541 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 298 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2077 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 693 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 5448P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 741 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 712 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 725 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 665 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 441 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 763 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 797 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 365 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 429 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 388 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 514 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3b11.3 |
| Four corner code | 4816.6 |
| De Roo Code | 1478 |