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
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