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種

たね

usually kana

Readings

たねタネ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nseed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach)
  2. 2.
    nprogeny; offspring; issue; breed
  3. 3.
    npaternal blood; lineage
  4. 4.
    nsperm; semen; seed
  5. 5.
    ncause; source; seed; origin
  6. 6.
    nmaterial (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject (of discussion); theme; (news) copy; source (of a story)
  7. 7.
    ningredient; main ingredient (of a piece of sushi); leaven
  8. 8.
    nmechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery
  9. 9.
    n10-point card; tane; animal card

Kanji breakdown

種
N414 strokesGrade 4

Example sentences

６種の道具がひとまとまりになっている。

A half-dozen tools make up the tool collection.

１つの種が絶滅するたびに、我々は自然界の一部を永久に失うことになる。

Every time a species dies out, we lose forever a part of our natural world.

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種たね

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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