急増(きゅうぞう)

きゅうぞう
noun, suru verb
rapid increase, surge
1. rapid increase, sharp rise, surge
A sudden and significant increase in number, quantity, or frequency. Used for statistics, populations, cases, and other quantifiable phenomena.
人口(じんこう)が急増(きゅうぞう)した。
The population surged.
観光客(かんこうきゃく)の急増(きゅうぞう)が問題(もんだい)になっている。
The rapid increase in tourists has become a problem.
この地域(ちいき)では高齢者(こうれいしゃ)の数(かず)が急増(きゅうぞう)しており、医療(いりょう)体制(たいせい)の整備(せいび)が急(いそ)がれている。
The number of elderly people in this area is surging, and there is urgency to improve the medical system.

USAGE:
急増(きゅうぞう) is commonly used in news reports and formal writing to describe sharp increases in numbers or quantities. It emphasizes both the speed and the scale of the increase.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 人口(じんこう)が急増(きゅうぞう)する: population surges
  • 需要(じゅよう)が急増(きゅうぞう)する: demand surges
  • 感染者(かんせんしゃ)の急増(きゅうぞう): rapid increase in infections
  • 急増(きゅうぞう)傾向(けいこう): trend of rapid increase

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 急増(きゅうぞう): rapid increase (sharp and sudden)
  • 増加(ぞうか): increase (neutral, gradual or rapid)
  • 激増(げきぞう): explosive increase (even stronger than 急増(きゅうぞう))

Related Words

Antonym: 急減(きゅうげん) (rapid decrease)
Related: 増加(ぞうか) (increase)
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