# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 種々 | しゅじゅ (shuju) | various; a variety of |
| 種 | たね (tane) | seed; pip |

## Don't confuse it with

[腫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swelling/) · [動](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/move/) · [衝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/collide/) · [稲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rice-plant/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 1” set

[果](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fruit/) · [農](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/farming/) · [葉](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/leaf/) · [種](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seed/) · [竹](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bamboo/)

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