種
Meanings
Noun
1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach)
2. progeny; offspring; issue; breed
3. paternal blood; lineage
4. sperm; semen; seed
5. cause; source; seed; origin
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 (Usually kana, oft. as タネ)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
たね
Used in vocabulary
変わり種
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; exception; novelty; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type; eccentric; oddball
Noun
種明かし
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
Noun
種変わり
half- (sibling by a different father); uterine; maternal; different strain; hybrid; new variety
No-adjective
Examples42
蒔かぬ
You must sow before you can reap.
そんな
If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.
悪い
Bad seed must produce bad corn.
それ
That was the source of his troubles.
彼
He is the boast of his parents.
鶏
Feed chickens with seeds.