殖

augment, increase, multiply, raise

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ふ.えるふ.やす

Nanori (名乗り)

うええげ

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:12

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1362

Vocabulary

ショク

Word	Reading	Meaning
移殖	イショク	transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant; porting (software)
殖民地	ショクミンチ	colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
生殖	セイショク	reproduction
増殖	ゾウショク	increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
繁殖	ハンショク	breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
殖える	ふえる	to increase; to multiply
殖やす	ふやす	to increase; to add to; to augment
生殖器	せいしょっき	genital organ; genitalia; sexual organ; reproductive organ
真珠養殖	しんじゅようしょく	pearl culture
真珠養殖場	しんじゅようしょくじょう	pearl-oyster beds

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sequential, follow

conserve, focus, government ministry

neck, counter for songs and poems