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種たね
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
Alt. forms
種たね
84%
タネ
11%
たね
3%
Kanji used
種
seed
Pitch accent
た
ね
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Used in vocabulary (51 in total)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
source of worry; source of distress
mating
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
rapeseed; coleseed
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
topic of conversation
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
reason for concern
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
laughingstock; object of ridicule
seed potato
seed rice
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
situation of one's own doing
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
rapeseed oil; canola oil
run out of
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
seed rice
seedlessness; seedless fruit; lacking the material needed to do something
seedlessness; seedless fruit; lacking the material needed to do something
source book
to be the mother of someone's child
half- (sibling by a different father); uterine; maternal
fermentation starter; yeast starter; seed malt
mating
(breeding) bull
(photographic) negative
seed-raising; breeding; gathering news
seed; grain; noodle dish with various ingredients added; shaved ice with fruit syrup
mother (fungal colony used to start fermentation); starter culture; seed fungus
sire pig; boar; brood sow
cause of annoyance; cause of irritation; irritant; peeve
sire (animal breeding)
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
cause of annoyance; cause of irritation; irritant; peeve
10-point card; tane; animal card
Tanegashima (Japanese matchlock gun); arquebus; harquebus
sowing
one cannot have pleasure without pain; no pain, no gain
there's no pain without pleasure, and there's no pleasure without pain
small pieces of stone used to make terrazzo, etc.; seed stone (othello)
attaching (of seaweed or seed oysters) to nets for the purpose of cultivation
hemp seed
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena); ragged lady; fennelflower; nigella
Examples (22 in total)
We sell flowers and seeds.
Tropical rainforests are a cause for concern.
That was the source of his troubles.
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