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Japanese symbol for “seeding”

Romaji: hashu
sowing; seeding; planting

In Japanese, seeding is , read (hashu).

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

  1. n, vi, vs sowing; seeding; planting

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

plant, sow
on: ハ、バン、ハン
kun: ま.く
15 strokes
species, kind, class
on: シュ
kun: たね、-ぐさ
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “seeding”

WordReadingMeaning
シーディング shiidinguseeding; sowing seeds

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
でんぱ denpatransmission; propagation; spread
はりま harimaHarima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
ばんしゅう banshuuBanshū; Harima province
ばんたんせん bantansenBantan Line (Hyogo Prefecture)
あらまき aramakisparse sowing (seeding)
しゅるい shuruivariety; kind; type
じんしゅ jinshurace (of people)
いっしゅ isshua 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.

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