漢字道KANJIDO

14 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 414 strokesRadical
On
シュ
Kun
たね
Meaning
seed; kind

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic: 禾 (grain plant) for meaning and 重 for sound; the 'seed' of a crop, and by extension 'kind, type.'

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

シュ種類・人種・品種
たね種・菜種・一粒種

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 種類しゅるい

    kind, type

  • 種子しゅし

    seed

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

庭に花の種をまきました。

I sowed flower seeds in the garden.

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