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Meaning of 増し in Japanese
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増しJLPT 1
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Kana Readingまし, マシ
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Romajimashi, mashi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- Meaning
- better; less objectionable; preferable
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- Parts of speech
- noun, used as a suffix
- Meaning
- more; increase; extra
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- increase; growth
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Examples of 増し, まし, マシ in a sentence
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Non-members pay an additional 50 dollars.
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そのような情緒と行動の分離に比べれば、破局的結果の方がまだましである。
Even disaster is better than such a divorce between emotion and action.
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She wanted a better job than cleaning office floors.
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The weather is a shade better today.
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Better late than never.
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Better late than never.
Related Kanji
増
JLPT 3
14 strokes
increase, add, augment, gain, promote
On'Yomi: ゾウ
Kun'Yomi: ま.す, ま.し, ふ.える, ふ.やす