Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 繁殖する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 繁はん 殖しょく する 繁はん 殖しょく しない Polite 繁はん 殖しょく します 繁はん 殖しょく しません Past polite 繁はん 殖しょく しました 繁はん 殖しょく しませんでした Past 繁はん 殖しょく した 繁はん 殖しょく しなかった Te-form 繁はん 殖しょく して 繁はん 殖しょく しないで Desire 繁はん 殖しょく したい 繁はん 殖しょく したくない Potential 繁はん 殖しょく できる 繁はん 殖しょく できない Passive 繁はん 殖しょく される 繁はん 殖しょく されない Causative 繁はん 殖しょく させる 繁はん 殖しょく させない Causative passive 繁はん 殖しょく させられる 繁はん 殖しょく させられない Volitional 繁はん 殖しょく しよう Polite volitional 繁はん 殖しょく しましょう Imperative 繁はん 殖しょく しろ 繁はん 殖しょく するな Conditional 繁はん 殖しょく すれば 繁はん 殖しょく しなければ Tara conditional 繁はん 殖しょく したら 繁はん 殖しょく しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 生せい 物ぶつ 〉 が 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 繁はん 殖しょく する for a creature to breed/multiply in a place
Invasive fish are breeding in this dam.
〈 生せい 物ぶつ 〉 を 繁はん 殖しょく させる to breed/propagate an organism
This farm propagates rare orchids.
繁はん 殖しょく 力りょく が 強つよ い to have a strong reproductive capacity
Rats are animals with a strong capacity to breed.
繁はん 殖しょく 期き を 迎むか える to enter the breeding season
When spring comes, birds enter their breeding season.
Kanji 繁 luxuriant, thick, overgrown 殖 augment, increase, multiply Related words 増殖 stresses the numerical increase or proliferation of things like cells, wealth, or weapons, while 繁殖 focuses on organisms breeding and propagating.
生殖 is the technical biological term for sexual or asexual reproduction, while 繁殖 is the broader everyday word for breeding and multiplying.
繁殖 covers breeding or propagation in general, including natural reproduction, whereas 種付け focuses on the deliberate act of mating or insemination.
交配 specifically means crossing different strains or species, whereas 繁殖 is the broader term for reproduction or propagation in general.
繁殖 focuses on breeding and reproduction, while 飼育 focuses on the ongoing care and keeping of animals, whether or not reproduction occurs.
Don't confuse with 繁盛 (business prospering) shares the kanji 繁 with 繁殖 (organisms breeding) but describes commercial success, not biological reproduction.
繁殖 refers to organisms reproducing or multiplying, whereas 繁茂 specifically means plants growing thick and lush; the two share the kanji 繁 but describe different processes.
Word family· 7 reproductive power; fertility
breeding grounds; breeding site
breeding season
for breeding; breeding stock; brood; stud
vegetative propagation
Show 2 more Show fewer asexual reproduction
broodmare
Written forms 繁はん 殖しょく Usage 100%
Standard kanji form; high priority.
蕃はん 殖しょく Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Etymology Compound of 繁 (increase, multiply) and 殖 (propagate, multiply). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of breeding and propagation.
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