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タネ
Meanings
Noun
1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kind; variety; quality; tone
2. material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject; theme; (news) copy
3. ingredient; leaven (bread); main ingredient of a sushi
4. cause; source
5. trick; secret; magician's trick; inside story
6. paternal blood; lineage
7. breed (of a stock); sperm; semen
8. 10-point card; tane; animal card
oft. as タネ
Alt. forms
種たね
82%
タネ
11%
たね
5%
Pitch accent
タ
ネ
Top 18700
Used in: 688
Used in vocabulary (47 in total)
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
matchlock; arquebus; harquebus
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Examples (14 in total)
We sell flowers and seeds.
Tropical rainforests are a cause for concern.
That was the source of his troubles.
She is a kind of genius.
The railroad provoked a kind of revolution.
The farmer scattered the wheat seeds in the field.
Cancer may be related to viruses of some kind.
The lion and the tiger are two different species of cat.
There is a certain pleasure in pointing out other people's errors.
Packaging can actually prevent certain kinds of waste.
This credit card entitles us to certain privileges.
You have certain privileges and therefore corresponding responsibilities.
Every time a species dies out, we lose forever a part of our natural world.
Many doctors are using some form of absorbable sutures.