Word Meaning 増長

ぞうちょう zouchou

増長 is read as ぞうちょう (zouchou) and means becoming more severe.

Meaning

English

  1. becoming more severe
  2. increasing
  3. growing impudent
  4. becoming arrogant
  5. getting stuck-up

Reading

Kana

ぞうちょう

Romaji

zouchou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 20312 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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増長天

ぞうじょうてん

Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)

増長天狗

ぞうちょうてんぐ

braggart

増し

まし

increase

増える

ふえる

to increase

増やす

ふやす

to increase

増加

ぞうか

increase

増大

ぞうだい

enlargement

増す

ます

to increase

増強

ぞうきょう

reinforcement

増資

ぞうし

increase of capital

増産

ぞうさん

production increase

増員

ぞういん

increasing the number of staff