Kanji

殖

augment, increase, multiply, raise

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

歹部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ふえる, ふやす

Nanori (Name Reading)

え, しげる, たね, なか, のぶ, ます, もち

Common Readings

ショク, ふ…える, ふ…やす

Example sentences

増殖 ぞうしょく
細胞が増殖する。

Cells proliferate.

繁殖 はんしょく
春になると、多くの動物が繁殖を始める。

When spring comes, many animals begin to breed.

菌 きん
この部屋は湿気が多いので、菌が繁殖しやすい。

This room is humid, so bacteria propagate easily.

生殖器 せいしょくき
生殖器の健康を維持することは重要だ。

Maintaining the health of the reproductive organs is important.

ペニス ペニス
ペニスは男性の生殖器です。

The penis is the male reproductive organ.

殖える ふえる
適切な投資で資産が殖えた。

Proper investment increased my assets.

Example Vocabulary

増殖

ぞうしょく

proliferation; multiplication; increase

繁殖

はんしょく

breeding, reproduction, propagation

養殖

ようしょく

生殖

せいしょく

繁殖力

はんしょくりょく

生殖器

せいしょくき

reproductive organ; genitalia

繁殖期

はんしょくき

生殖能力

せいしょくのうりょく

養殖場

ようしょくじょう

殖える

ふえる

to increase; to multiply

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