Japanese symbol for “breed”
品種
ひんしゅ
Romaji: hinshu
type (of goods); sort
In Japanese, breed is 品種, read ひんしゅ (hinshu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n type (of goods); sort
- n (taxonomical) form
- n breed; variety; kind; type; cultivar
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “breed”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 類型 | るいけい ruikei | type; pattern; shape |
| 種 | たね tane | progeny; offspring; issue |
| 湧かす | わかす wakasu | to breed (e.g. maggots); to let breed |
| 湧く | わく waku | to hatch; to breed; to propagate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 作品 | さくひん sakuhin | work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production |
| 商品 | しょうひん shouhin | commodity; article of commerce; goods |
| 製品 | せいひん seihin | manufactured goods; finished goods; product |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
| 部品 | ぶひん buhin | parts; accessories; components |
| 品質 | ひんしつ hinshitsu | quality (of a product or a service) |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 人種 | じんしゅ jinshu | race (of people) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “breed”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.