JLPT N1 Advanced
増殖
Rapid multiplication or proliferation, especially of cells, organisms, or data.
Readings
Other forms
増殖する suru verb
増殖します polite form
増殖した past form
増殖して te-form
1 Noun, Suru verb
Proliferation / Multiplication (Biological)
Describes the biological process where living organisms or cells increase in number through reproduction or division.
Example
この 薬 は がん 細胞 の 増殖 を 抑える 効果 が ある 。
This medicine is effective at suppressing the proliferation of cancer cells.
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2 Noun, Suru verb
Rapid Spread / Proliferation (Figurative)
Applies the concept of biological multiplication to inanimate objects or abstract concepts that appear to self-replicate rapidly.
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