種類

しゅるい · shurui · JLPT N3 · noun

assortment

🌱 種類 = seed + category: sorting seeds by type gives you kinds

種 (shu) means seed or species, and 類 (rui) means category or sort, as in 人類 (jinrui, humankind). Seeds sorted into categories = varieties. Sound hook: shurui is close to sure, Louie — sure, Louie, we stock every kind.

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