種たね

tane

Noun

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

蒔まかぬ種しゅは生はえない。

makanu tanewa haena. i

You must sow before you can reap.

Noun

2. progeny; offspring; issue; breed

Noun

3. paternal blood; lineage

Related to 胤

Noun

4. sperm; semen; seed

Noun

5. cause; source; seed; origin

そんなことをすれば笑わらいものの種たねなるよ。

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

Usually Written in Kana

Other forms:

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

種しゅじゃない

shujanai

The negative form

1. Not a type.; Not a kind.

★ Common

Noun

#70788

種たねだった

tanedatta

The past form

1. Was a seed.

★ Common

Noun

#64759

種しゅで

shude

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. with seeds; by kind

★ Common

Noun

#71854

種しゅの

shuno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. kind of; type of

★ Common

Noun

#66851

種しゅじゃありません

shujārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not a type.; Not that kind.

★ Common

Noun

#66623

種しゅじゃないです

shujanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not a type.; Not that kind.

★ Common

Noun

#66488

種しゅでした

shudeshita

The polite past form

1. Was a kind.; Was a type.

★ Common

Noun

#65886

種しゅです

shudesu

The polite form

1. It is a kind.; It's a type.

★ Common

Noun

#67893

種しゅではありません

shudewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not a kind.; Not that type.

★ Common

Noun

#68934

Common 6 items

種しゅじゃなかった

shujanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't a seed.; Wasn't of that kind.

★ Common

Noun

#66672

種たねだろう

tanedarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. likely; probably

★ Common

Noun

#65722

種しゅじゃありませんでした

shujārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a kind/type.; Was not that sort of person.

★ Common

Noun

#64934

種しゅじゃなかったです

shujanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't a type.; Wasn't the kind.

★ Common

Noun

#64714

種しゅでしょう

shudeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. likely; probably

★ Common

Noun

#68015

種しゅではありませんでした

shudewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a kind/type.; Was not of that species.

★ Common

Noun

#63991

Advanced 3 items

種たねだったら

tanedattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If (it's a) kind/type; If (it's) seeds

★ Common

Noun

#69977

種しゅであれば

shudeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If [it is] a seed; When [it is] a seed

★ Common

Noun

#65750

種しゅなら

shunara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when seeds; If/when kind/type

★ Common

Noun

#64735

種たね

tane

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

18 Variants Available