生 殖(せいしょく)

せいしょく

noun

reproduction; procreation

1. reproduction; procreation

The biological process by which organisms produce offspring. A technical term used in biology and reproductive health, often in compounds.

生物(せいぶつ)の生殖(せいしょく)を学(まな)ぶ。

We study reproduction in living things.

植物(しょくぶつ)にもいろいろな生殖(せいしょく)の方法(ほうほう)がある。

Plants too have various methods of reproduction.

多(おお)くの生物(せいぶつ)は、子孫(しそん)を残(のこ)すために生殖(せいしょく)を行(おこな)う。

Many organisms reproduce in order to leave offspring.

Compound of 生(せい) (life) + 殖(しょく) (to multiply, breed). A formal, scientific word; everyday speech tends to use 子(こ)どもを産(う)む or 繁殖(はんしょく) for animals.

Common collocations

生殖(せいしょく)器官(きかん): reproductive organs
生殖(せいしょく)細胞(さいぼう): reproductive cells; gametes
生殖(せいしょく)活動(かつどう): reproductive activity

Similar words

繁殖(はんしょく): breeding — the multiplying of animals/plants in numbers
出産(しゅっさん): childbirth — specifically giving birth

Related Words

Compare: 繁殖(はんしょく) (breeding)

Compare: 出産(しゅっさん) (childbirth)

Compare: 交尾(こうび) (mating)

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