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殖

Level XIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1645 / 2,608

Multiply

On’yomi
しょく
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
歹 Death (Kangxi 78)

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).

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 augmentN2
殖える ふえる to increase,to multiplyN2
繁殖 はんしょく breed;multiply;increase;propagationN1

殖 is rank 1645 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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