Vocab Info
N2 な-adjective, Noun suffix, Noun
増しbetter, less objectionable, preferable, more, increase, extra, increase, growth
Dictionary Definition
Common
- な-adjective - 1. - better, preferable, less objectionable, least-worst Usually written using kana alone, esp. マシ
 
- Noun suffix - 2. - more, increase, extra 
 
- Noun - 3. - increase, growth Archaic
 
All Forms
増し 【まし】、マシ
Details
- ま 
- し 
 
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Examples
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- 売り上げが一割増しなので嬉しいです。 - I'm happy because sales have increased by ten percent. - N2
 
- 上司:「この案は最低だ。マシな案はある?」 - Boss: 'This proposal is the worst. Is there a better one?' - N2
 
- このマットレスは薄いですが、無いよりは増しだ。 - This mattress is thin, but it's better than not having one. - N2
 
- もう少し増しな生活をするためには今よりも働かねばならない。 - In order to have a slightly more enriched lifestyle, I have to work more than I do now. - N2
 
- 叔母は「死んだ方がマシだ!」と言いながらも、毎日必死に生きています。 - Even though my aunt says, 'It would be better if I were dead!', she is desperately living every day. - N2
 
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