How do you read 増員?

増員 is read ぞういん (zouin), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 増員?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 増員 in romaji?

増員 is written zouin in romaji, also spelled zoin.

What kanji are in 増員?

増 (Increase, Add); 員 (Employee, Member).

増員ぞういん

ぞういん · zouin (also spelled zoin)

noun

Increasing the number of staff, hiring more people

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Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

増Increase, Add, Augment 音ぞう訓ま.す・ま.し JLPT N3 · 14 strokes 員Employee, Member, Number 音いん JLPT N4 · 10 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

激増げきぞうsudden increase 増加ぞうかincrease, addition 増強ぞうきょうreinforce, increase 増進ぞうしんpromoting, increase, advance 増減ぞうげんincrease and decrease, fluctuation 増大ぞうだいincrease, growth 会員かいいんmember, the membership 満員まんいんfull house, no vacancy, sold out

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What does 増員 mean?

Increasing the number of staff, hiring more people.

How do you pronounce 増員?

ぞういん (zouin). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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