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激増

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

激増 — “sharp increase, sudden surge”

激増 (read げきぞう) means sharp increase, sudden surge. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

げきぞう

Meaning

sharp increase, sudden surge

激増 in a sentence

人口じんこうが激増げきぞうする।

The population increases sharply.

The kanji in 激増

激intense
増to increase

Words that share a kanji with 激増

激しいはげしい— violent, intense, severe
急激きゅうげき— sudden, abrupt, drastic
刺激しげき— stimulus, stimulation, impetus
感激かんげき— deep emotion, being deeply moved, being thrilled
増えるふえる— to increase, to grow
増加ぞうか— increase, rise
増すます— to increase, to grow, to rise
増やすふやす— to increase, to add to (in number or amount)

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