殖やす (ふやす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

殖やす (ふやす) means to increase / to add to / to grow.

See example sentences below.

殖やす at a glance

殖やす

ふやすfuyasu

N3verb

to increase / to add to / to grow

殖やすふやすfuyasuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to increase / to add to / to grow

Example 1

貯金を殖やすために節約する。

Translation

I save money to increase my savings.

Example 2

魚の数を殖やすために池を整備した。

Translation

We maintained the pond to increase the number of fish.