Keyword
seed
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1810
Readings
しゅ
(65%)
くさ
(18%)
たね
(9%)
だね
(2%)
ぐさ
(2%)
じゅ
(1%)
Composed of
grain plant
heavy
Used in vocabulary (439 in total)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
race (of people); type of person
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
every kind; all sorts
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
item; event
seed; pit
new species; new variety
same kind (race); homogeneousness
this kind of
another kind; distinct species; variety
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
three kinds; three varieties
type of occupation; occupational category
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
several types; several kinds; several species
a great variety of; diversity
subspecies
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
source of worry; source of distress
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
inoculation; vaccination
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
type of industry
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
topic of conversation
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
classification; assortment
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
racial discrimination; racism
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
reason for concern
several varieties; poly-
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
type 1; category 1; first class
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
noble birth
many kinds; various
breed of dog
unique; peculiar; special
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
laughingstock
endemic species
A-grade; first-class
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
laughingstock; object of ridicule
rare species
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
rapeseed; coleseed
inferior species; inferior breed; inferior race
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
type 2; category 2; second class
another species; other species
type of pitch
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
a great variety of; all sorts or kinds of; multifarious
yellow race; Mongoloid race
smallpox vaccination; inoculation against smallpox
alien (different) race
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
B-grade; second-class
branch of an army
seed potato
sowing; seeding; planting
situation of one's own doing
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
various kinds
special kind
changing cell phone models
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
different type of business; different occupation
class of warship; warship category
rapeseed oil; canola oil
situation of one's own doing
people of color (colour); non-white races
model change (esp. mobile phone); model upgrade
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
rich in variety; diverse; wide-ranging; multifarious
leavening agent (e.g. yeast)
related species; allied species
inferior race (of people); untermenschen
match between fighters of different sports; battle involving two different disciplines
fish species
origin; fundamental element
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin, 1859); origin of species
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
race issue; problem of race
sterilization; sterilisation; castration
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
good seed or breed
seedlessness; seedless fruit; lacking the material needed to do something
seedlessness; seedless fruit; lacking the material needed to do something
sowing; seeding; planting
apothecary; druggist; chemist
heavy breed (esp. horse)
seeds and seedlings; eggs and hatchlings; (fish) eggs and fry
seed rice
wild species (as opposed to domesticated species)
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
source book
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
industry-classified
to be the mother of someone's child
leucism; pigmentation loss
silkworm-egg card
combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus
C-grade; third-class
tree species
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
(breeding) bull
improved strain; improved breed
exclusive news; scoop
the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne; (set of) three status symbols; three necessities
crossbreed; hybrid
half-sibling (by a different father); uterine sibling; maternal half-sibling; half-brother; half-sister
vaccination ticket
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
stallion (e.g. in horse breeding)
fermentation starter; yeast starter; seed malt
name of a species
hybrid; crossbreed; cross
(photographic) negative
common species; cosmopolitan
race prejudice; racial prejudice
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
seed-raising; breeding; gathering news
seed; type of noodle dish; shaved ice with fruit syrup
Western cultivar; Western variety; Western breed
rapeseed oil; canola oil
news source or topic
relict (species)
bacterial strain
individual (different) ways of doing things; being different (varied) for each item (type)
seed coat; testa
vaccination certificate; vaccine passport
"grain in ear" solar term (approx. June 6, when awns begin to grow on grains)
to be out of resources; to run out of stock
heterogenous equipment; dissimilar equipment
military branch
love affair; love rumour; love rumor
mother (fungal colony used to start fermentation); starter culture; seed fungus
cultivar; cultivated variety of a plant
sire pig; boar; brood sow
silkworm egg card
interspecific; interspecies
robusta (species of coffee)
Western or foreign type
breeding (of plants or animals)
irritant; cause of irritation; cause of annoyance
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)
racial identity; same race
F1 hybrid; first filial hybrid; first cross
thremmatology; study of plant and animal breeding
breeder; grower
unvaccinated; uninoculated
agricultural species
motorcycle less than or equal to 125cc
soup ingredients (esp. seafood, tofu, egg)
unique; peculiar; special
animal bred for its meat
naturalized species
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
an infinite variety; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
seedless watermelon
heterosis; hybrid vigor; hybrid vigour
Japanese Black (breed of cattle)
being unfit for duty in the former Japanese military (due to failing the conscription physical); person who is unfit for military duty
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin, 1859); origin of species
passing the physical examination as a Grade One conscript (in the former Japanese military)
business items; description of business; line of business
sire (animal breeding)
type of works; work item
one's supply of arrows
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
purebred; thoroughbred
MMR vaccine (for measles, mumps and rubella)
specific difference; difference between species (i.e. logical species, biological species, etc.)
tilling and sowing
interethnic; interracial; multiracial
parent stock (for chickens); breeder
same race and same script
irritant; cause of irritation; cause of annoyance
Holstein (cattle type); Holstein-Friesian
article for pawning
nothing comes of nothing; don't expect things to happen on their own; (lit.) the seed you don't plant doesn't grow
dairy cattle; dairy breed
motorcycle, less than or equal to 50cc
same race and same language
American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
Japanese Brown (cattle breed)
10-point card; tane; animal card
native Japanese species
planter; seeder; sower; seed drill
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
booster vaccination; booster shot; booster jab
long spell of rain in early spring
character class (e.g. distinct kanji character and its alternative written forms)
woman of low rank
seed production; seed growing; gathering seeds
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
machine-dependent character; platform-dependent character
self-sown seed; self-sown seedling; illegitimate child (e.g. of one's servant)
breeding stock
the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
xenotransplant; heterograft; heteroplastic transplantation; heteroplasty; heterotransplantation
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
a great variety of; all sorts or kinds of; multifarious
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
matchlock; arquebus; harquebus
matchlock; arquebus; harquebus
seed of Buddhahood; something that makes it possible to attain Buddhahood; teaching of Buddha which make it possible to be enlightened
seed of Buddhahood; something that makes it possible to attain Buddhahood; teaching of Buddha which make it possible to be enlightened
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
seedless watermelon
seedless watermelon
chemical species
planter; seeder; sower; seed drill
blend code (metallurgy, manufacturing)
Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (January 7); one of the 5 seasonal festivals
nothing comes of nothing; don't expect things to happen on their own; (lit.) the seed you don't plant doesn't grow
woodland bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa); wavy bittercress
woodland bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa); wavy bittercress
woodland bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa); wavy bittercress
self-sown seed; self-sown seedling; illegitimate child (e.g. of one's servant)
to be churlish; to be crude; to be boorish; to be vulgar; to conduct oneself in an unseemly manner
to be churlish; to be crude; to be boorish; to be vulgar; to conduct oneself in an unseemly manner
hybrid term combining elements drawn from different languages
half-sibling; half-brother or sister; different strain; hybrid; new variety
third-class mail matter; (item sent by) third-class mail
third-class mail matter; (item sent by) third-class mail
Alpine events; Alpine sports
Aberdeen Angus (type of cattle)
racial segregation; apartheid
wide-ranging and diverse; multifarious
scoop reporter; scoop artist
Nordic event (in skiing)
one cannot have pleasure without pain; no pain, no gain
there's no pain without pleasure, and there's no pleasure without pain
there's no pain without pleasure, and there's no pleasure without pain
varna (each of India's four castes)
roasted millet or rice cake used to make okoshi
roasted millet or rice cake used to make okoshi
sushi topping
four types of mandala (in Shingon)
marker type
line type; line classification
classification of Japanese words by their origin as Japanese, Chinese or Western
arboriculture; tree growing
attaching (of seaweed or seed oysters) to nets for the purpose of cultivation
vulnerable species
brown race; brown-skinned race
rapeseed meal; rapeseed lees
interracial marriage; miscegenation
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
container for growing seedlings; seedbed; sowing bed
container for growing seedlings; seedbed; sowing bed
container for growing seedlings; seedbed; sowing bed
interspecific brood parasitism
intraspecific brood parasitism
Hereford (cattle breed)
hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit
hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit
type of clothing; style of clothing; line of clothing
mare used for breeding; brood mare
endemic species; indigenous species
tangzhong; water roux; yudane; gelatinous paste made by heating a mixture of flour and water, used in breadmaking
small pieces of stone used to make terrazzo, etc.; seed stone (othello)
seed; bija; seed syllable (Sanskrit character representing a Buddha or Bodhisattva)
livestock species; domestic animal varieties
bull (breeding); sire
rape (seed oil plant, Brassica campestris)
Amami pine (Pinus amamiana); Yakushima white pine
pale cabbage (Brassica tournefortii); Asian mustard
love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena); ragged lady; fennelflower; nigella
love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena); ragged lady; fennelflower; nigella
Examples (200 in total)
I had never seen that kind of fish until then.
The wind carries seeds for great distances.
What sort of person would do that kind of thing?