Word details
一種
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 一種.
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Entry
1
Common noun
a kind; a sort; a variety; a species
Examples
イルカは哺乳類の一種です。
A dolphin is a kind of mammal.
2
Common noun; As 一種の...
of sorts; something of a; a sort of
Examples
怒りを抑えることは一種の美徳である。
It's a kind of virtue to keep one's temper.
3
Adverb (fukushi)
sort of; somewhat
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