JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 殖: "augment, increase, multiply"
The kanji 殖 means "augment, increase, multiply, raise". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショク in on'yomi and ふ.える, ふ.やす in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふ.えるふ.やす
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | augment, increase, multiply, raise |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1362 of 2,501 |
Common words with 殖
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 増殖increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
- 繁殖breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication
- 生殖reproduction
- 養殖aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
- 繁殖力reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
- 生殖器genital organ; genitalia; sexual organ; reproductive organ
- 繁殖期breeding season
- 生殖能力reproductive capability; fertility; fecundity; biotic potential
- 養殖場nursery; (breeding) farm
- 生殖機能reproductive function
- 利殖money-making
- 生殖器官reproductive organ; reproductive system
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