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Kanji 殖

12 strokes

Meaning

augment, increase, multiply, raise

On'yomi
ショク
Kun'yomi
ふえるふやす
Strokes
12
JLPT
N1
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
4級
Frequency
#1362 / 2500

Stroke order

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Words with 殖

  • 殖やす

    ふやす

    to increase, to add to

    N3
  • 繁殖

    はんしょく

    breed, multiply, propagation

    N1

Example sentences

  • うさぎは繁殖はんしょくが早はやい。

    Rabbits breed quickly.

  • 陰茎いんけいは雄ゆうの生殖せいしょく器きのひとつ。

    The penis is one of the male reproductive organs.

  • 養殖ようしょくの魚さかなは天然てんねん物ぶつより安やすくて、味あじもまあまあだ。

    Farmed fish are cheaper than wild ones and the taste is only "so-so".

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Other kanji with radical “death” 歹