繁殖

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Chinese

complicated; many; in great numbers grow; reproduce
trad. (繁殖) 繁 殖
simp. #(繁殖) 繁 殖
alternative forms 蕃殖

Pronunciation

Verb

繁殖

  1. to breed; to reproduce; to propagate; to multiply

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
繁 殖
はん
Grade: S 		しょく
Grade: S
kan'on
Alternative spellings
繁殖 (kyūjitai)
蕃殖
 繁殖 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

繁 is a daiyōji replacing 蕃.

Pronunciation

Noun

繁(はん)殖(しょく) • (hanshoku) ←はんしよく (fansyoku)?

  1. breeding, propagation

Derived terms

Verb

繁(はん)殖(しょく)する • (hanshoku suru) ←はんしよく (fansyoku)?intransitive suru (stem 繁(はん)殖(しょく)し (hanshoku shi), past 繁(はん)殖(しょく)した (hanshoku shita))

  1. to breed, to propagate, to multiply

Conjugation

Conjugation of "繁殖する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 繁殖し はんしょくし hanshoku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 繁殖し はんしょくし hanshoku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 繁殖する はんしょくする hanshoku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 繁殖する はんしょくする hanshoku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 繁殖すれ はんしょくすれ hanshoku sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 繁殖せよ¹
繁殖しろ² 		はんしょくせよ¹
はんしょくしろ² 		hanshoku seyo¹
hanshoku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 繁殖される はんしょくされる hanshoku sareru
Causative 繁殖させる
繁殖さす 		はんしょくさせる
はんしょくさす 		hanshoku saseru
hanshoku sasu
Potential 繁殖できる はんしょくできる hanshoku dekiru
Volitional 繁殖しよう はんしょくしよう hanshoku shiyō
Negative 繁殖しない はんしょくしない hanshoku shinai
Negative continuative 繁殖せず はんしょくせず hanshoku sezu
Formal 繁殖します はんしょくします hanshoku shimasu
Perfective 繁殖した はんしょくした hanshoku shita
Conjunctive 繁殖して はんしょくして hanshoku shite
Hypothetical conditional 繁殖すれば はんしょくすれば hanshoku sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
繁殖

Noun

繁殖 • (beonsik) (hangeul 번식)

  1. hanja form? of 번식

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
繁殖

Adjective

繁殖

  1. chữ Hán form of phồn thực (“buxom; busty”).

Verb

繁殖

  1. chữ Hán form of phồn thực (“to reproduce; to breed”).
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