# 殖 — multiply; increase

殖 means “multiply; increase”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ショク (shoku). Kun'yomi: ふ(える) (fueru). You'll see it in words such as 殖える (fueru, “to increase; to multiply”).

- Meaning: multiply; increase
- On'yomi: ショク (shoku)
- Kun'yomi: ふ(える) (fueru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 3

## How to remember 殖

Parts: 歹 bones · 直 fix

## Words with 殖

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 殖える | ふえる (fueru) | to increase; to multiply |

## Don't confuse it with

[植](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plant/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 3” set

[殖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/multiply/) · [熟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ripen/) · [培](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foster/) · [肥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fertilizer/) · [栽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plant-out/) · [葛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kudzu/) · [朴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plain/) · [穫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/harvest/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/multiply/. Last updated 2026-11-01.