← Back

殖

Multiply
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingショク
Kun readingふ.える、ふ.やす

Verbs with «殖»

増殖する繁殖する

Meanings

  1. multiply
  2. breed
    私の知る限り、この化学薬品は細菌の繁殖を防ぐだろう。To my knowledge, this chemical will prevent germs from breeding.tatoeba
    バクテリアはアルコールの中では繁殖しない。Bacteria will not breed in alcohol.tatoeba
  3. increase
  4. augmentRtK

Radicals and components

Radical歹death
Components
How it's built
殖
  • →
    • →
    • →
  • →
    • →
    • →

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

bones (骨) · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · evening · straightaway · ten (十) · needle (丨) · eye (目) · fishhook

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 874

Compound words

ネズミはどんどん繁殖する。
Rats breed rapidly.tatoeba
この化学薬品は細菌の繁殖を防ぐだろう。
This chemical will prevent germs from breeding.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

To multiply, breed. 歹 (bones) + 直 (straight) — life sprouting from the earth and increasing.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 殖

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step