— augment, increase, multiply, raise

  • JLPT N1
  • 12 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 歹
  • #1362 most frequent

Counting · Handling amounts

Readings

On'yomi
ショク
Kun'yomi
ふ.えるふ.やす

Example words

  • 殖えるふえるto increase; to multiply
  • 繁殖はんしょくbreed; multiply; increase; propagation
  • 殖やすふやすto increase; to add to; to augment