たね
tane

Noun

1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach)

かぬ しゅ えない。
makanu tanewa haena. i
You must sow before you can reap.
Noun

2. progeny; offspring; issue; breed

Noun

3. paternal blood; lineage

Related to
Noun

4. sperm; semen; seed

Noun

5. cause; source; seed; origin

そんなことをすれば わらいものの たねなるよ。
sonna kotō sureba waraimonono tane naruyo.
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
Noun

8. mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery

Noun

9. 10-point card; tane; animal card

Hanafuda
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