殖

to multiply

Kanji 1426

Learn to talk about breeding everything from dogs to mushrooms and jewel beetles (which have figured into Japanese art!). Read about aquaculture, pearl cultivation, and the medaka (a fish). Find out how to say, “The reproduction instinct is deeply rooted in human nature,” “Low temperatures prevent bacteria from proliferating,” and “He devoted half of his life to developing Hokkaido.” 

Revision history: 

Mar. 3, 2023: p. 9: Revised the first sample sentence so that it includes 北極圏, not 北極, because it’s not correct that the Japanese abbreviate 北極圏 as 北極, as I’d said.

Oct. 29, 2022: p. 3, last sentence: I deleted “ancient” because it didn’t work well with “have used.”

Aug. 26, 2022: Originally published.