Word Meaning ある種

あるしゅ arushu

ある種 is read as あるしゅ (arushu) and means certain.

Meaning

English

  1. certain
  2. some kind of
  3. some sort of
  4. of sorts

Reading

Kana

あるしゅ

Romaji

arushu

Writing Variants

  • 或る種 あるしゅ arushu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 106530 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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一種

いっしゅ

sort of

人種

じんしゅ

race (of people)

品種

ひんしゅ

(taxonomical) form

たね

paternal blood

業種

ぎょうしゅ

type of industry

機種

きしゅ

model (of machine, device)

同種

どうしゅ

same kind (race)

車種

しゃしゅ

car model

職種

しょくしゅ

type of occupation

三種

さんしゅ

three kinds

火種

ひだね

live coals (for firelighting)

多種

たしゅ

many kinds

Example Sentences

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He's some kind of manservant for her.

Certain poisons, properly used, are useful.

Many doctors are using some form of absorbable sutures.

Cancer may be related to viruses of some kind.

Certain artificial sweeteners are known to be carcinogens.

I hear he met with some kind of misfortune while he was in Europe.

In that word is included the meaning of matching up to somebody's particular wavelength.

For example, vervet monkeys learn to use a certain call in the presence of circling eagles, who prey on the monkeys.