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ある種

或る種

Reading

Kana: あるしゅ
Romaji: arushu
Kana
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Definition

1

certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 たね、 -ぐさ
Meanings: species, kind, class, variety, seed
Readings: ワク、 コク、 イキ、 あ.る、 あるい、 あるいは
Meanings: some, one, or, possibly, a certain

Example Sentences

ある(たね)(とり)()べない。
➥Some kinds of birds can't fly.
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(かれ)はある(たね)魅力(みりょく)があった。
➥He had a certain charm.
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ある(たね)植物(しょくぶつ)(さむ)さに順応(じゅんのう)できない。
➥Some plants cannot adapt themselves to the cold.
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彼女(かのじょ)はある(たね)天才(てんさい)です。
➥She is a kind of genius.
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ある(たね)食物(しょくもつ)()べるとのどが(かわ)く。
➥Some kinds of food make one thirsty.
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ある(たね)行動(こうどう)はその少年(しょうねん)特徴的(とくちょうてき)だ。
➥That kind of behavior is characteristic of the boy.
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