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JLPT N1 · Noun

種 (shu)

種 (しゅ, shu) is a Japanese noun meaning “kind; sort”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading
しゅ
Romaji
shu
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. kind; sort; type; class · noun
  2. species · noun
  3. species · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

６種の道具がひとまとまりになっている。
A half-dozen tools make up the tool collection.
Tatoeba #235028
１つの種が絶滅するたびに、我々は自然界の一部を永久に失うことになる。
Every time a species dies out, we lose forever a part of our natural world.
Tatoeba #235843

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 種

種
species, kind, classシュ・たね・-ぐさ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 種.

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)

Source: JMdict entry 1328810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.