- 1. [n] variety; kind; type; category
- 2. [ctr] counter for kinds, species, etc.
Kanji in this word
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種
species, kind, class, variety, seedOn: シュ (shu)Kun: たね (tane)、 -ぐさ (-gusa)
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類
sort, kind, variety, class, genusOn: ルイ (rui)Kun: たぐ.い (tagu.i)
Example Sentences
動物園にはたくさんの種類の動物がいる。
doubutsuen nihatakusanno shurui no doubutsu gairu .
There are many kinds of animals in the zoo.
破壊の結果、毎日５０種類もの野生の動植物が消滅していると見積もられている。
hakai no kekka , mainichi 5 0 shurui mono yasei no doushokubutsu ga shoumetsu shiteiruto mitsumo rareteiru .
It has been estimated that, as a result of the destruction, fifty species of wildlife are disappearing from the earth each day.