増長

ぞうちょう

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up
2. becoming more severe; increasing

Kanji

• 増 increase. Read as ゾウ.
• 長 long. Read as チョウ.

Words containing 増長

• 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

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