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種
On'yomi
シュ
SHU
Kun'yomi
たね・-ぐさ
tane / gusa
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Details
Strokes14
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Radical禾grain(5)
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Strokes14
Component Breakdown
種=
禾重
grain + 重
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of grain and heavy. Heavy grain seeds.
Symbolism
Type, seed, variety. Represents seed.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Straining one's eyes
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
多種多様
たしゅたよう
a great variety of; diversity; a great variety of
同文同種
どうぶんどうしゅ
same race and same script; same race and same script
種々雑多
しゅじゅざった
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; all sorts of
各種各様
かくしゅかくよう
individual (different) ways of doing things; being different (varied) for each item (type); individual (different) ways of doing things
Proverbs & Idioms
蒔かぬ種は生えぬ
まかぬたねははえぬ
Seeds that aren't sown won't sprout
Nothing comes from nothing