JLPT N3 · Plants

種

たね

seed

Stroke order of 種

種 is written with 14 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Grain (禾) that is heavy (重): a seed carrying a whole plant inside.

Parts: 禾 grain + 重 heavy

Example sentence

花の種をまいた。

はなのたねをまいた。

I sowed flower seeds.

Words with 種

予防接種vaccination 種類kind; type

More words: Plants

根root 幹trunk 芽sprout; bud 実fruit; nut 花びらpetal 稲rice plant 麦wheat; barley 竹bamboo 松pine 紅葉autumn leaves 雑草weeds 落ち葉fallen leaves 枯れるto wither

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