急増|きゅうぞうkyuuzou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbrapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
    7月がつの工業こうぎょう生産せいさんは急増きゅうぞうした。↗
    Industrial production rose sharply in July.
Conjugation
Dictionary form急増する(きゅうぞうする)
Polite (masu)急増します(きゅうぞうします)
Negative (nai)急増しない(きゅうぞうしない)
polite (masen)急増しません(きゅうぞうしません)
classical zu / nu急増せず・急増せぬ(きゅうぞうせず・きゅうぞうせぬ)
Past (ta)急増した(きゅうぞうした)
polite (mashita)急増しました(きゅうぞうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)急増しなかった(きゅうぞうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)急増しませんでした(きゅうぞうしませんでした)
Te form急増して(きゅうぞうして)
Potential急増できる(きゅうぞうできる)
Passive急増される(きゅうぞうされる)
Causative急増させる(きゅうぞうさせる)
Causative passive急増させられる(きゅうぞうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)急増すれば(きゅうぞうすれば)
tara急増したら(きゅうぞうしたら)
Volitional急増しよう(きゅうぞうしよう)
polite (mashou)急増しましょう(きゅうぞうしましょう)
Imperative急増しろ(きゅうぞうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym急上昇きゅうじょうしょうNeutralNeutral. A rapid rise in height, temperature, popularity or rankings, as in 「人気急上昇」; 「急増」 is about numbers surging.
  • Related急騰きゅうとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A sharp rise in prices, as in 「株価急騰」; leans toward market prices, while 「急増」 leans toward quantity.
  • Related暴騰ぼうとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Skyrocketing, as in 「地価暴騰」; stronger than 「急騰」 and mostly about prices, whereas 「急増」 is about quantity.
  • Related高騰こうとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Prices climbing high, as in 「物価高騰」, regardless of speed; leans toward prices, while 「急増」 leans toward quantity.
  • Related奔騰ほんとうFormalFormal. Soaring, as of prices or markets; examples are scarce and it leans toward written prose.
  • Antonym激減げきげんNeutralNeutral. A sharp, dramatic drop; the counterpart to 「急増」 when numbers plunge.
  • Antonym急減きゅうげんNeutralNeutral. A rapid decrease; the direct opposite of 「急増」.

Use 「急増」 for a sharp increase in quantity, as in 「感染者が急増」「需要の急増」. For surging prices pick 「急騰」, for popularity or rankings 「急上昇」; 「急減」「激減」 are the opposites.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 急きゅうに増ふえること。
  2. 急きゅうに増ふやすこと。
  3. 急きゅうに増ふえる。
  4. 急きゅうに増ふやす。
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