seed · kind

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 種 has 14 strokes and denotes seeds or kinds of things.
• Basic usage: 種 is read たね, and 種類 is read しゅるい.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Seeds and numbers of kinds
  • 花の種 means flower seeds.
  • 十種類の茶 means ten kinds of tea.
  • The number before 種類 indicates how many different kinds of tea there are.