This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ショク、ふ.える、ふ.やす
Romaji: shoku, fu.eru, fu.yasu
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: うえ、え、げ
Romaji: ue, e, ge
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Romaji

Meanings

augment, increase, multiply, raise

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  78
Frequency:  1362
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-8
Korean Reading:  sig
Chinese Reading:  shi5
Unicode:  6b96
JIS:  3F23

Indexes

Halpern Index: 994
Nelson Index: 2448
New Nelson Index: 2981
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5c7.4
Four Corner Index: 1421.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1426
Gakken Index: 1647
Japanese Names Index: 1867
Daikanwanjiten Index: 16502
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0751
Remembering the kanji Index: 811
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1453
Kodansha Compact Index: 1137
Kanji in Context Index: 1540
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 680
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 907
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 819
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 874
Essential Kanji Index: 1396
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1253
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3175
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1557

Words

繁殖 (はんしょく)
breed; multiply; increase; propagation
生殖 (せいしょく)
reproduction
拓殖 (たくしょく)
colonization; colonisation; exploitation
植民 (しょくみん)
colonization; colonisation
増える (ふえる)
to increase; to multiply
増殖 (ぞうしょく)
increase; multiplication; propagation
養殖 (ようしょく)
aquaculture (e.g. fish, shellfish, seaweed); culture (e.g. pearls); raising; cultivation
殖産 (しょくさん)
production increase; enhancement of one's fortune
栄養生殖 (えいようせいしょく)
vegetative reproduction
増殖炉 (ぞうしょくろ)
breeder reactor
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