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
Pitch accent
Top 18700
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
Examples (14 in total)
We sell flowers and seeds.
Tropical rainforests are a cause for concern.
That was the source of his troubles.