増やす (ふやす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

増やす (ふやす) means to increase / to add to.

See example sentences below.

増やす at a glance

増やす

ふやすfuyasu

N3verb

to increase / to add to

増やすふやすfuyasuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to increase / to add to

Example 1

貯金を増やすために節約する。

Translation

I save money to increase my savings.

Example 2

会社は社員の数を増やした。

Translation

The company increased the number of employees.