種 Kanji – species
The Japanese kanji 種 can mean species, kind, class, variety, seed.
Meaning and Readings
How is 種 read?
種 has the onyomi reading シュ and the kunyomi readings たね, -ぐさ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shu, tane, gusa.
Common Japanese Words Using 種
These common Japanese words contain 種. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一種（いっしゅ） — a kind, a sort, a variety, a species
- 火種（ひだね） — live coals (for firelighting)
- 各種（かくしゅ） — every kind, all sorts
- 機種（きしゅ） — model (of machine, device)
- 業種（ぎょうしゅ） — type of industry
- 甲種（こうしゅ） — A-grade, first-class
- 菜種（なたね） — rapeseed, coleseed
- 車種（しゃしゅ） — car model
- 種（たね） — seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kernel, stone (e.g. of a peach)
- 種子（しゅし） — seed, pit