Japanese symbol for “testa”
種皮
しゅひ
Romaji: shuhi
seed coat; testa
In Japanese, testa is 種皮, read しゅひ (shuhi).
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Meanings
- n seed coat; testa (bot)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “testa”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外種皮 | がいしゅひ gaishuhi | testa; outer seed coat |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 品種 | ひんしゅ hinshu | type (of goods); sort |
| 種目 | しゅもく shumoku | item; event |
| 機種 | きしゅ kishu | model (of machine, device) |
| 皮膚 | ひふ hifu | skin |
| 皮肉 | ひにく hiniku | irony; sarcasm; cynicism |
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.