14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

species, kind, class, variety, seed

Kun'yomi
  • seed (e.g. of a plant) ②progeny ③paternal blood ④sperm
  • -ぐさ
On'yomi
  • シュ
    kind ②(biological) species ③(logical) species
Nanori
  • おい
  • くさ
    cause ②variety ③counter for varieties

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シュ 55.3%
たね 43.7%
-ぐさ 0.4%
くさ 0.4%
0.1%

Character Breakdown

species, kind, class
シュ たね -ぐさ (4th, N3)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

seed (e.g. of a plant) ②progeny ③paternal blood ④sperm
variety ②counter for kinds, species, etc.
race ②species ③stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
a kind ②of sorts ③sort of
live coals (for firelighting) ②cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 7A2E
JIS X 0208 1-28-79
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3295
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4159
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25174
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 228
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Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 783
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 531
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 618
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 417
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 564
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1442
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1695
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5d9.1
Four corner code 2291.4
De Roo Code 2272