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Japanese symbol for “multiplicative”

Romaji: zoushokusei
proliferative; productive; proliferating; multiplicative

In Japanese, multiplicative is , read (zoushokusei).

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Meanings

  1. adj-f proliferative; productive; proliferating; multiplicative

Kanji and stroke order

increase, add, augment
on: ゾウ
kun: ま.す、ま.し、ふ.える、ふ.やす
14 strokes · JLPT 2
augment, increase, multiply
on: ショク
kun: ふ.える、ふ.やす
12 strokes · JLPT 1
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぞうか zoukaincrease; rise; growth
ふえる fueruto increase; to multiply
まし mashibetter; preferable; less objectionable
ぞうぜい zouzeitax increase
ぞうだい zoudaienlargement; increase
きゅうぞう kyuuzourapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation
はんしょく hanshokubreeding; propagation; reproduction
ようしょく youshokuaquaculture; culture; cultivation
じょせい joseiwoman; female

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.