たね
Meanings
Noun
1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach)
There are flower seeds in this.
2. progeny; offspring; issue; breed
3. paternal blood; lineage
4. sperm; semen; seed
5. cause; source; seed; origin
With this, one source of worry has disappeared.
6. material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject (of discussion); theme; (news) copy; source (of a story)
7. ingredient; main ingredient (of a piece of sushi); leaven
8. mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery
9. 10-point card; tane; animal card
oft. as タネ
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (43 in total)
rapeseed; coleseed
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
Examples (22 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.
Do you want vegetable seeds again?
Remove the seeds and slice thinly.
He had a certain charm.
The seeds I sowed in the garden have sprouted.
With this, one source of worry has disappeared.
One more source of tension has been added.
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.
Anyway, even if that weren't the case, there are many sources of dissatisfaction.
There is a certain pleasure in pointing out other people's errors.
Many doctors are using some form of absorbable sutures.
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.
Now, please put about three seeds each into that hole.