種

たね

tane

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種
たね
種
たね

Common

Noun (common)

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kind; variety; quality; tone
EXAMPLE
彼女(かのじょ)はある種(たね)の天才(てんさい)です。
She is a kind of genius.
material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject; theme; (news) copy
EXAMPLE
そんなことをすれば笑(わら)いものの種(たね)なるよ。
If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.
ingredient; leaven (bread); main ingredient of a sushi
cause; source
EXAMPLE
それが彼(かれ)の苦労(くろう)の種(たね)だった。
That was the source of his troubles.
trick; secret; magician's trick; inside story
paternal blood; lineage
Related:胤
10-point card (in hanafuda); tane; animal card
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kind; variety; quality; tone(n)
material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject; theme; (news) copy(n)
ingredient; leaven (bread); main ingredient of a sushi(n)
cause; source(n)
trick; secret; magician's trick; inside story(n)
paternal blood; lineage(n)
10-point card (in hanafuda); tane; animal card(n)