JLPT N3 · 14 strokes
Kanji 種: "species, kind, class"
The kanji 種 means "species, kind, class, variety, seed". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read シュ in on'yomi and たね, -ぐさ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たね-ぐさ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | species, kind, class, variety, seed |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 461 of 2,501 |
Common words with 種
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 種類variety; kind; type; category · counter for kinds, species, etc.
- 種cause, germe, origine · variété, sorte
- 一種a kind; a sort; a variety; a species · of sorts; something of a; a sort of
- 種seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach) · progeny; offspring; issue; breed
- 人種race (of people) · type of person
- ある種certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
- 種族race; tribe; ethnic group · species; genus; family
- 各種every kind; all sorts
- 火種live coals (for firelighting) · cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
- 種々various; a variety of; all kinds of; many
- 種目item; event
- 種子seed; pit
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