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一種

いっしゅ

noun

Meanings

1a species
2a kind
3a variety
4a sort
5of sorts
6something of a
7a sort of
8sort of

Example sentence

怒りを抑えることは一種の美徳である。

It's a kind of virtue to keep one's temper.

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Kanji in this word

一One, One Radical (no.1)1 strokes 種Species, Kind, Class14 strokes

More words with 一

一人ひとり · one personN5 一番いちばん · best (most)N5 一般いっぱん · generalN3 一昨年いっさくねん · year before lastN2 一時いちじ ·

Full entry on Jisho

for a time

N3

一月ひとつき · one monthN5

統一とういつ · unityN2

一つひとつ · one thingN5

More words with 種

種類しゅるい · varietyN3 人種じんしゅ · race (of people)N3 種目しゅもく · item 品種ひんしゅ · breedN1 機種きしゅ · model (of machine, device)業種ぎょうしゅ · type of industry 種々しゅじゅ · varietyN1 車種しゃしゅ · car model

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