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繁殖/蕃殖/蕃息
[ beonsik ]
「명사」 Noun
• propagation; breeding
A wide spread of an organism due to an increase in the number or amount.
plant life processes
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
繁 (번)
–
to flourish, to prosper, to be numerous, luxuriant, complicated, rope of a boat
殖 (식)
–
to increase, to reproduce, to breed, to reproduce
蕃 (번)
–
to multiply, to flourish, to grow thickly, (literary) luxuriant, lush
息 (식)
–
to breathe, to rest, to live
Neighboring words in the dictionary
버티다
번
번갈다
번개
번갯불
번거로이
번거롭다
번성
번식
번역
번역가
번역기
번역자
번역하다
번지
번째
번트
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