品種

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 品種, read ひんしゅ, combines product or quality 品 with kind 種 as a name for a biological variety.
• Basic usage: It denotes a distinct cultivated or bred variety, as in 米の品種 or 薔薇の品種.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope and context
  • It suits a classification based on lineage and traits of living things more than the general word 種類.