Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to increase; to multiply
殖える usu. refers to population growth or capital appreciation
Kanji used
increase
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
Examples (40 in total)
Accidents have increased in number.
The number of automobiles has been increasing.
Tourists have increased in number.
There was a steady increase in population.
Traffic accidents are increasing in number.
The number of private colleges has increased.
Juvenile crimes have been increasing recently.
The number of working women is increasing.
The population is increasing and the economy is growing.
Alcohol consumption is increasing every year.
The number of students who come late to class has lately been increasing.
The number of students going overseas has been increasing lately.
The number of traffic accidents has increased in recent years.
The number of cars driven in the city has increased.
The number of murders is increasing even in countries like Japan.
Japan's import of manufactured goods has increased considerably.
Visitors to that town increase in number year by year.
I don't know why, but sales have increased.
Recently, more and more countries have prohibited smoking.
The Labor Party's vote increased at last year's election.
Corporate borrowing from financial institutions is rising due to the low interest rate.
Why do yields increase with herbicide-resistant varieties?
The number of people who play video games on PC is increasing.
The number of people who go abroad has been increasing.
More and more couples go on honeymoon trips abroad.
The number of people suffering from heart disease has increased.
An increase in customer complaints could signal a decline in business.
In proportion as our GNP increases, our living standards go up.
Little by little our knowledge of English increases.
For example, more people are choosing to live together and have children without getting married.
The number of students who use their holidays to travel abroad is increasing.
The income tax rate increases in proportion as your salary rises.
New office buildings seem to be sprouting up all over the city.
Each year the world's population increases on average by two percent.
Tom and Mary have been spending a lot more time together recently.
If Mary knew how to swim, she would go to the beach more often.
As a result, more women are receiving equal work.
His salary was increased by ten percent.
Her weight increased to 50 kilograms.
Last week I gained another five pounds.