はん
繁
しょく
殖

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. breeding, propagation, reproduction, multiplication, increase.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はん
繁
しょく
殖
 繁殖 はんしょく ✔
はん
蕃
しょく
殖
 蕃殖 はんしょく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

luxuriant, thick, overgrown
ハン　しげ.る (7th, N1)
cleverness, agile, alert
ビン　さとい　さとし (7th, N1)
every
マイ　ごと　つね (2nd, N5)
person(人) variant
do not, must not, be not
ブ　ム　はは (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
augment, increase, multiply
ショク　ふ.える　うえ (7th, N1)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ　ガチ　タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
straightaway, honesty, frankness
なお.す　なお　チョク (2nd, N3)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
fishhook radical(乙) variant