種

Meaning

1. nn-suf
   cause; seed; origin
2. n
   variety; kind
3. nctr
   counter for varieties
4. n
   seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach)
5. n
   progeny; offspring; issue; breed
6. n
   paternal blood; lineage
7. n
   sperm; semen; seed
8. n
   cause; source; seed; origin
9. n
   material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject (of discussion); theme; (news) copy; source (of a story)
10. n
    ingredient; main ingredient (of a piece of sushi); leaven
11. n
    mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery
12. n
    10-point card; tane; animal card
13. nn-suf
    kind; variety
14. nn-suf
    (biological) species
15. nn-suf abbreviation
    (logical) species

Example sentences

• 羽子板で突く羽の玉は「むくろじ」という大木の種です。

  The feathered balls you hit with a battledore are the seeds of a large tree called 'soapberry'.

• 緑色である事がその種のりんごの特徴なのです。

  A green color is a characteristic of that type of apple.

• 命の種はまかれた。

  Life's seed is laid.