Japanese symbol for “seeding”
播種
はしゅ
Romaji: hashu
sowing; seeding; planting
In Japanese, seeding is 播種, read はしゅ (hashu).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs sowing; seeding; planting
Written forms: 播種、は種. Readings: はしゅ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “seeding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| シーディング | シーディング shiidingu | seeding; sowing seeds |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伝播 | でんぱ denpa | transmission; propagation; spread |
| 播磨 | はりま harima | Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture) |
| 播州 | ばんしゅう banshuu | Banshū; Harima province |
| 播但線 | ばんたんせん bantansen | Bantan Line (Hyogo Prefecture) |
| 粗播き | あらまき aramaki | sparse sowing (seeding) |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 人種 | じんしゅ jinshu | race (of people) |
| 一種 | いっしゅ isshu | a kind; a sort; a variety |
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.