multiply

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 殖 has 12 strokes and is associated with organisms multiplying or being cultivated.
• Basic usage: 繁殖 is read はんしょく, and 養殖 is read ようしょく.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Reproduction and aquaculture
  • 繁殖 means organisms producing offspring; 養殖 means people raising aquatic organisms for production.
  • 植物の繁殖方法 means methods of plant reproduction.
  • 海藻を養殖する means to cultivate seaweed.