Memory phrase for the Kanji: 種


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Meaning

seed, kind, type, species

Pronunciation

SHU
tane

Explanation

Left: rice plant , right: heavy (vehicle with double wheels)

Mnemonic

[For the purpose of breeding:] From rice plants that are heavy, you take the seeds.

Radicals

rice plantIt is shown the ear/spike of a rice plant. The ripe grain of rice has this radical: .
heavy
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Vocabulary

 種  たね  seed, pip, variety
 菜種油  なたねあぶら  rapeseed oil
 種類  しゅるい  variety, kind, category, counter for things
 一種  いっしゅ  a species, a kind, a variety
 人種  じんしゅ  race (of people)
 各種  かくしゅ  every kind, all sorts
 品種  ひんしゅ  brand, kind, description
 種々  しゅじゅ  variety


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