# 殖 — Multiply

Frequency rank 1645 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 慈 (Mercy), less common than 云 (And so on).

- On’yomi: しょく
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 歹 Death (Kangxi 78)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

A coffin on the left with straight on the right — things placed straight into a coffin multiply as you keep adding more and more.

In words:

- 殖やす ふやす — to increase,to add to,to augment
- 殖える ふえる — to increase,to multiply
- 繁殖 はんしょく — breed;multiply;increase;propagation

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