雑種

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雑	種
ざつ > ざっ Grade: 5	しゅ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
雜種 (kyūjitai)

Noun

雑(ざっ)種(しゅ) • (zasshu) 

1. hybrid, cross
2. mixed breed, mongrel, mutt (as in the case of a dog)

References

• “雑種”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
• Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN