Vocab Info
N3 Noun
種seed, pip, kind, variety, quality, tone, material, matter, subject, theme, (news) copy, leaven (bread), cause, source, trick, secret, inside story
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kernel, stone (e.g. of a peach)
Noun
2.
progeny, offspring, issue, breed
Noun
3.
paternal blood, lineage
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Noun
4.
sperm, semen, seed
Noun
5.
cause, source, seed, origin
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, cookingNoun
8.
mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.), secret, trickery
Noun
9.
10-point card, tane, animal card
Usually written using kana alone, Hanafuda, oft. as タネ
All Forms
種 【たね】
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イチゴの種を庭の花壇に蒔く。
To sow strawberry seeds in the flower beds in your garden.
僕にその手品の種を教えてくれませんか?
Can you teach me the secret to that magic trick?
混乱の種になるような事は言わないでおきましょう。
Let's not say anything that might cause confusion.
僕がおでんの種の中で一番好きなのは、ハンペンである。
My favorite ingredient in oden is the fish-cake.
あまり彼とは話の種がないので一緒にいると気まずい思いをしてしまいます。
I don't really have any subjects to talk about with him, so I feel awkward with him.
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