一種

いっしゅ

A kind, a sort, a variety

N3noun·isshu

How to remember it

一 (one) + 種 (kind/seed) — picking one kind from many.

Example sentences

  • これは一種の遊びだ。

    これはいっしゅのあそびだ。

    This is a kind of game.

  • 彼は一種の天才だ。

    かれはいっしゅのてんさいだ。

    He is a sort of genius.

Usage

Often used as 「一種の〜」(a kind of); formal register.

Related words

種類一部特殊

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