ゾウカ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
Pitch accent
ウカ
Composed of
increase
addition; increase; Canada
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
increase in population; population growth
rate of increase
increment; amount of increase
Examples (41 in total)
Crime is on the increase.
The number of college students is increasing.
There has been an increase in the number of murders.
They didn't notice the increase in noise.
There has been an increase in the number of traffic accidents.
The crime rate is rising steadily.
This town is increasing in population.
It was the increase in population that caused the poverty.
The company's profits soared.
The population of Sweden is on the increase.
Trade between the two countries has been steadily growing.
The increase in juvenile delinquency is a serious problem.
The use of electronic computers is growing rapidly.
The number of tourists has increased greatly in recent years.
The demand was brought down by increases in imports.
The number of traffic accidents seems to be on the increase.
This city has been increasing in population year after year.
According to statistics, world population is on the rise.
Bank lending is rising because of lower interest rates.
Population growth has given rise to serious social problems.
The rapid increase of imports surprised us.
She is on a diet for fear that she will put on weight.
There has been an explosive increase in the demand for labor.
Crime is certainly on the increase in many of our big cities.
Our century has seen a notable increase of knowledge.
This increase in unemployment is a consequence of the recession.
The number of students going abroad to study is increasing each year.
The number of students who specialize in biology will increase from now on.
The urban population in most developing countries is increasing very fast.
Along with this increase, there has been a change in the world's economic organization.
Warm and humid weather increases the number of crimes.
Scientists will come up with new methods of increasing the world's food supply.
They want to increase food production by growing new kinds of rice.
The problems of air and water pollution will be intensified by the growth of inhabitants.
The amount of carbon dioxide has increased by 10 percent.
The exports increased by 30 billion dollars.
The output of this factory has increased by 20%.
In the southern region, sales were up 47 percent.
Exports in January were up 20% over the same period of last year.
Despite a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent.
Weight gain is a common side-effect of certain psychiatric medications.