種 – species, kind, class

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The kanji 種 means species, kind, class, variety, seed. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シュ (shu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たね、-ぐさ (tane, gusa). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 禾 (no. 115).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シュ	shu
Kun’yomi	たね	tane
Kun’yomi	-ぐさ	gusa

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 禾 (Kangxi radical 115). Components: ｜・禾・日・里・ノ.

Words using 種

種たねseed (e.g. of a plant)種類しゅるいvariety人種じんしゅrace (of people)一種いっしゅa kind各種かくしゅevery kind種々しゅじゅvarious品種ひんしゅtype (of goods)種しゅkind

Example sentences

蒔かぬ種は生えない。

You must sow before you can reap.

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そんなことをすれば笑いものの種なるよ。

If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.

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動物園にはたくさんの種類の動物がいる。

There are many kinds of animals in the zoo.

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Kanji with the same radical

私税移程科積秋秀秘称秒稲稼秩稿穏

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