Mnemonic
Pick up a single grain from the harvest pile. It feels strangely heavy — because this isn't just any grain. It's a seed, packed so dense with life it weighs more than a thousand empty husks. The heavier the grain, the more potent the seed.
Additional thoughts
Imagine the weight concentrated in one tiny grain — that impossible density is what makes it a seed rather than mere chaff. Weight = potential energy of new life.Quick recall
A grain that's surprisingly heavy is a seed dense with life.Details
The keyword for 種 is seed. This kanji refers to a seed from which plants grow, and by extension it encompasses the broader concepts of species, kind, or type. It conveys the idea of an origin or source from which something develops or multiplies. It is also used to describe varieties or categories of things, much as different seeds give rise to different plants.
- On'yomi
- しゅ
- Kun'yomi
- たね、-ぐさ