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養殖 (ようしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
aquaculture ; farming ; cultivation
Refers to the raising of aquatic organisms such as fish, shellfish, and seaweed under controlled conditions. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to farm' or 'to cultivate'.
サーモン を 養よう 殖しょく する 技ぎ 術じゅつ が 発はっ 展てん し て いる 。
Techniques for farming salmon are advancing.
Written forms 養よう 殖しょく Usage 99%
Standard kanji form; high priority.
ようしょく Usage 1%
ヨウショク Usage <1%
Kanji 殖 augment, increase, multiply Similar words 栽さい 培ばい 栽培 is used for cultivating plants on land, while 養殖 is specifically for aquatic organisms.
畜ちく 産さん 畜産 refers to livestock farming on land, whereas 養殖 is for aquatic life.
Etymology Compound of 養 (raise, foster) and 殖 (multiply, increase), referring to the raising and propagation of aquatic life.
