Kanji
What does the kanji 種 mean?
種 means kind, type; seed. On'yomi シュ. Kun'yomi たね、-ぐさ.
Quick facts| On'yomi | シュ |
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| Kun'yomi | たね、-ぐさ |
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| Strokes | 14 |
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| Main radical | 禾 |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N3 |
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種On'yomi シュKun'yomi たね、-ぐさ
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework14 strokes
kind, type; seed
Memory hook
The rice ear (禾) heavy (重) with the germ inside, making each kind — KIND, SEED.
Stroke order · 14 strokes
Common words
- 種たねseed; cause, topic
- 一種いっしゅa kind, a type
- 人種じんしゅrace, ethnicity
- 種類しゅるいtype, kind
More words with this kanji
- 各種かくしゅvarious kinds, all types
- 品種ひんしゅvariety, breed
- 種々しゅじゅvarious, many kinds of
- 種しゅspecies, kind, type
