たね
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
Kanji used
seed
Pitch accent
Top 4400
Used in vocabulary (49 in total)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
source of worry; source of distress
rapeseed; coleseed
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
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
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
reason for concern
seed potato
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
laughingstock; object of ridicule
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)
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
fermentation starter; yeast starter; seed malt
rapeseed oil; canola oil
(breeding) bull
half-sibling (by a different father); uterine sibling; maternal half-sibling; half-brother; half-sister
(photographic) negative
seed; type of noodle dish; shaved ice with fruit syrup
seed-raising; breeding; gathering news
mother (fungal colony used to start fermentation); starter culture; seed fungus
sire pig; boar; brood sow
irritant; cause of irritation; cause of annoyance
sire (animal breeding)
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
irritant; cause of irritation; cause of annoyance
10-point card; tane; animal card
matchlock; arquebus; harquebus
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
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena); ragged lady; fennelflower; nigella
Examples (14 in total)
We sell flowers and seeds.
Tropical rainforests are a cause for concern.
That was the source of his troubles.