Japanese symbol for “cultivar”
品種
ひんしゅ
Romaji: hinshu
type (of goods); sort
In Japanese, cultivar is 品種, read ひんしゅ (hinshu).
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Meanings
- n type (of goods); sort
- n (taxonomical) form
- n breed; variety; kind; type; cultivar
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cultivar”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 園芸品種 | えんげいひんしゅ engeihinshu | cultivar; cultivated variety of a plant |
| 栽培品種 | さいばいひんしゅ saibaihinshu | cultivar; agrotype |
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) |
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.