Keyword
seed
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1810
Readings
しゅ
(65%)
くさ
(19%)
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
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
this kind of
another kind; distinct species; variety
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
three kinds; three varieties
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
type of occupation; occupational category
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
several types; several kinds; several species
subspecies
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
a great variety of; diversity
source of worry; source of distress
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
inoculation; vaccination
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
type of industry
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
topic of conversation
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
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
several varieties; poly-
reason for concern
noble birth
type 1; category 1; first class
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
breed of dog
many kinds; various
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
A-grade; first-class
endemic species
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
laughingstock; object of ridicule
inferior species; inferior breed; inferior race
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
rare species
rapeseed; coleseed
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
type 2; category 2; second class
another species; other species
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
a great variety of; all sorts or kinds of; multifarious
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
type of pitch
yellow race; Mongoloid race
branch of an army
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
alien (different) race
smallpox vaccination; inoculation against smallpox
B-grade; second-class
situation of one's own doing
seed potato
sowing; seeding; planting
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
various kinds
special kind
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
changing cell phone models
class of warship; warship category
different type of business; different occupation
rapeseed oil; canola oil
situation of one's own doing
people of color (colour); non-white races
model change (esp. mobile phone); model upgrade
related species; allied species
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
rich in variety; diverse; wide-ranging; multifarious
leavening agent (e.g. yeast)
fish species
match between fighters of different sports; battle involving two different disciplines
inferior race (of people); untermenschen
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
sterilization; sterilisation; castration
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
race issue; problem of race
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
good seed or breed
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
seedlessness; seedless fruit; lacking the material needed to do something
wild species (as opposed to domesticated species)
apothecary; druggist; chemist
heavy breed (esp. horse)
seed rice
seedlessness; seedless fruit; lacking the material needed to do something
sowing; seeding; planting
seeds and seedlings; eggs and hatchlings; (fish) eggs and fry
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
hybrid; crossbreed; cross
combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus
C-grade; third-class
tree species
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
name of a species
improved strain; improved breed
race prejudice; racial prejudice
(breeding) bull
half-sibling (by a different father); uterine sibling; maternal half-sibling; half-brother; half-sister
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
exclusive news; scoop
crossbreed; hybrid
news source or topic
vaccination ticket
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
stallion (e.g. in horse breeding)
fermentation starter; yeast starter; seed malt
(photographic) negative
common species; cosmopolitan
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
Western cultivar; Western variety; Western breed
seed-raising; breeding; gathering news
rapeseed oil; canola oil
seed; type of noodle dish; shaved ice with fruit syrup
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
love affair; love rumour; love rumor
mother (fungal colony used to start fermentation); starter culture; seed fungus
military branch
cultivar; cultivated variety of a plant
interspecific; interspecies
sire pig; boar; brood sow
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
silkworm egg card
Western or foreign type
breeding (of plants or animals)
irritant; cause of irritation; cause of annoyance
robusta (species of coffee)
F1 hybrid; first filial hybrid; first cross
agricultural species
soup ingredients (esp. seafood, tofu, egg)
motorcycle less than or equal to 125cc
thremmatology; study of plant and animal breeding
unique; peculiar; special
racial identity; same race
breeder; grower
unvaccinated; uninoculated
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)
naturalized species
heterosis; hybrid vigor; hybrid vigour
animal bred for its meat
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
Japanese Black (breed of cattle)
passing the physical examination as a Grade One conscript (in the former Japanese military)
seedless watermelon
an infinite variety; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
interethnic; interracial; multiracial
self-sown seed; self-sown seedling; illegitimate child (e.g. of one's servant)
purebred; thoroughbred
business items; description of business; line of business
type of works; work item
sire (animal breeding)
MMR vaccine (for measles, mumps and rubella)
tilling and sowing
native Japanese species
specific difference; difference between species (i.e. logical species, biological species, etc.)
one's supply of arrows
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
10-point card; tane; animal card
xenotransplant; heterograft; heteroplastic transplantation; heteroplasty; heterotransplantation
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
parent stock (for chickens); breeder
same race and same script
planter; seeder; sower; seed drill
seed production; seed growing; gathering seeds
same race and same language
booster vaccination; booster shot; booster jab
dairy cattle; dairy breed
woman of low rank
breeding stock
machine-dependent character; platform-dependent character
Holstein (cattle type); Holstein-Friesian
character class (e.g. distinct kanji character and its alternative written forms)
irritant; cause of irritation; cause of annoyance
article for pawning
interracial marriage; miscegenation
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
long spell of rain in early spring
Japanese Brown (cattle breed)
nothing comes of nothing; don't expect things to happen on their own; (lit.) the seed you don't plant doesn't grow
motorcycle, less than or equal to 50cc
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
a great variety of; all sorts or kinds of; multifarious
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
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
self-sown seed; self-sown seedling; illegitimate child (e.g. of one's servant)
chemical species
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
planter; seeder; sower; seed drill
woodland bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa); wavy bittercress
woodland bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa); wavy bittercress
woodland bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa); wavy bittercress
blend code (metallurgy, manufacturing)
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
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?