Jisho

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たね 種
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Noun
1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach)​
  • ま蒔かぬ
  • たね種
  • は
  • は生えない
    • 。
You must sow before you can reap.
Noun
2. progeny; offspring; issue; breed​
Noun
3. paternal blood; lineage​See also 胤
Noun
4. sperm; semen; seed​
Noun
5. cause; source; seed; origin​
  • そんな
  • こと
  • を
  • すれば
  • 笑いもの
  • の
  • たね種
  • なる
  • よ
    • 。
If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.
Noun
6. material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject (of discussion); theme; (news) copy; source (of a story)​
Noun
7. ingredient; main ingredient (of a piece of sushi); leaven​Food, cooking
Noun
8. mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery​
Noun
9. 10-point card; tane; animal card​Hanafuda, Usually written using kana alone, oft. as タネ

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