seed / type or kind

(wheat) + (heavy / overlap)
★★★★★
14 strokes

Onyomi

SHU

See His Underpants - what kind are they?

Mnemonic

This kind of wheat seed is really heavy.

Kunyomi

たね seed
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

種類(しゅるい)

variety or type of thing ★★★★☆
(seed / type or kind) + (category,type) = 種類 (variety or type of thing)

人種(じんしゅ)

race of people ★★★☆☆
(person) + (seed / type or kind) = 人種 (race of people)

race of people. (BOOBOO - 人種 is not ethnic group like Albanians, it means race like honkeys.)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
mail TOWN
excessive SWORD
seed / type or kind WHEAT
movement STRENGTH

You send a letter in the mail to TOWN,

but the SWORD cuts the excessive stuff down.

Types of WHEAT seeds come in different lengths,
but to move and plant them takes a lot of STRENGTH.

Synonyms

race or ethnic group
人種    民族