# 繁 multiple, many

敏 (agile / sensitive) + 糸 (string)
★☆☆☆☆
16 strokes
BETA PN

## Onyomi

HAN | Could you give me a HAND with this multiplication?

## Mnemonic

| People multiply by means of sperm, which resembles a kind of agile string.

## Jukugo

頻繁(ひんぱん) に | frequently ★☆☆☆☆ often, frequently
繁殖(はんしょく) | breeding ☆☆☆☆☆ 繁 (multiple, many) + 殖 (agricultural breeding, reproduction) = 繁殖 (breeding) breeding. Unlike the related term 生殖 （せいしょく）、繁殖 refers to the entire process of finding a mate, not just the physical act of insemination: Breeding grounds. Mating season. Farmers breeding livestock.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
繁 | multiple, many | EVERY | 毎
緊 | tense | VASSAL | 臣
懸 | suspend / gamble | HEART | 心

Reproducing EVERY day with your VASSAL puts him under a great deal of stress。　Talking about having sex with him. Hostile work environment! Gambling your HEART is a high price to pay.

## Synonyms

always いつも たえず のべつ いつでも 始終 必ず 常に だいぶ 頻繁
reproduction 生殖 繁殖