Moji Ninja

種 — seed; kind

種 means “seed; kind”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: シュ (shu). Kun'yomi: たね (tane). You'll see it in words such as 種々 (shuju, “various; a variety of”).

種
Stroke order of 種
Meaning
seed; kind
On'yomi
シュ (shu)
Kun'yomi
たね (tane)
Strokes
14
Level
JLPT N3 · set Plants & farming 1

How to remember 種

Grain (禾) so heavy (重) it falls: a seed.

Parts: 禾 grain · 重 heavy

Words with 種

WordReadingMeaning
種々しゅじゅ shuju onvarious; a variety of
種たね tane kunseed; pip

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Plants & farming 1” set

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