増える (ふえる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

増える (ふえる) means to increase / to grow / to multiply.

See example sentences below.

増える at a glance

増える

ふえるfueru

N4verb

to increase / to grow / to multiply

増えるふえるfueruN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to increase / to grow / to multiply

Example 1

この町の人口が増えています。

Translation

The population of this town is increasing.

Example 2

写真の数が増えて嬉しいです。

Translation

I'm happy that the number of photos has increased.