Japanese symbol for “purebred”
純種
じゅんしゅ
Romaji: junshu
purebred; thoroughbred
In Japanese, purebred is 純種, read じゅんしゅ (junshu).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n purebred; thoroughbred
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “purebred”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 純血種 | じゅんけつしゅ junketsushu | purebred; thoroughbred; pureblood |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 単純 | たんじゅん tanjun | simple; plain; uncomplicated |
| 純粋 | じゅんすい junsui | pure; true; genuine |
| 純情 | じゅんじょう junjou | pure heart; naivete; innocence |
| 純愛 | じゅんあい jun'ai | pure love |
| 純度 | じゅんど jundo | purity (of a substance) |
| 純文学 | じゅんぶんがく junbungaku | pure literature; belles-lettres |
| 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 “purebred”.
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.